Majgull Axelsson

Majgull Axelsson at the Book & Library Fair, 2008

Majgull Axelsson, born 1947 in Landskrona, is a famous Swedish journalist and writer. She grew up in Nässjö and had education in journalism.

Her first book was non-fiction, and focused on the problems of child prostitution and street children in third world, and poverty in Sweden. April witch is her second novel, and one that was well-received in Sweden. With over 400,000 copies sold in hardcover^[1], it landed on several bestsellers lists for months and received important Swedish literature awards including the Moa Martinsson Prize and Jörgen Eriksson’s Prize. Addressing themes of mother-daughter relationships, competition between women, and the failures of Sweden’s postwar welfare state, it is foremost a thrillingly written and fascinating story.^[2]

Axelsson lives with her husband and her two sons in Upplands Vaesby.

Bibliography

Documentary

• 1986 - Our smallest brothers (Våra minsta bröder)
• 1989 - Rosario is dead (Rosario är död)
• 1991 - They kill us (De dödar oss)
• 1996 - And those who don’t have (Och dom som inte har)

Fiction

• 1994 - Far away from Nifelheim (Långt borta från Nifelheim)
• 1997 - April witch (Aprilhäxan)
• 2002 - Random tour (Slumpvandring)
• 2004 - The woman I never was (Den jag aldrig var)
• 2008 - Ice and Water, Water and Ice (Is och vatten, vatten och is)

Plays

• 2002 - LisaLouise

External links

• Majgull Axelsson at the Internet Movie Database
• April Witch review

References

1. ^ Majgull Axelsson at Norstedts Agency
2. ^ April Witch: A Novel by goodreads

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