Lars Norén

Lars Norén (born April 9, 1944) is a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. He is considered Sweden's most prominent contemporary playwright of today.

Born in Stockholm, Norén wrote his first play at age 19. His first publication was a collection of poems - "Syrener, snö" (Lilac, snow) in 1963.

His plays are realistic and often revolve around family relations and the impoverished and routed at the bottom of society.

Norén became well known in connection with the murders of two policemen in Malexander in 1999. The culprits had received furlough from their incarceration at Österåker jail to participate in Norén's play "7:3".

Norén received Aftonbladet's literary prize in 1971.

He was a Sommarvärd on P1's "Sommar" on 19 June 2005.

Norén will, as of 2009, be new director at Folkteatern in Gothenburg.

List of works

* Syrener, snö (1963)
* De verbala resterna av en bildprakt som förgår (1964)
* Inledning nr: 2 till SCHIZZ (1965)
* Encyklopedi (1966)
* Stupor. Nobody knows you when you're down and out (1968)
* Salome, Sfinxerna. Roman om en tatuerad flicka (1968)
* Revolver (1969)
* Biskötarna (1970)
* I den underjordiska himlen (1972)
* Solitära dikter (1972) Kung Mej och andra dikter (1973)
* Dagliga och nattliga dikter (1974)
* Dagbok (1976)
* Nattarbete (1976)
* Order (1978)
* Murlod (1979)
* Den ofullbordade stjärnan (1979)
* Hjärta i hjärta (1980)
* Tre skådespel (1980)
* Två skådespel (1983)
* Endagsvarelser (1990)
* Och ge oss skuggorna (1991)
* Tre borgerliga kvartetter (1992)
* De döda pjäserna I-IV (1995)
* Personkrets 3:1 (The Human Circle 3:1)(1998)
* Skuggpojkarna (1999)
* Salome, Sfiinxerna (2001)
* Stilla vatten (Still Water) (2002)
* Detaljer (Details) (2002)
* Kyla (Cold) (2003)
* Vinterförvaring (Winter Storage) (2003)