- Katarina Frostenson
Katarina Frostenson (born
March 5 1953 inStockholm ) is a Swedishpoet and writer. She was elected a member of theSwedish Academy in 1992. In 2003, Frostensen was made aChevalier of theLégion d'Honneur in recognition of her services to literature.Fact|date=March 2008Frostenson is one of Sweden's foremost poets, of a style both experimental and archaic. She is the author of "I mellan" (1978), "I det gula" (1985) and "Joner" (1991), and has also written a book of lyrical prose named "Berättelser från dom" (1992), about an ancient people who, through the loss of language, lose their sense of belonging in the world. Katarina Frostenson is the niece of
Anders Frostenson .Her many honors include the Great Prize of the Society of Nine (1989), the Bellman Prize (1994), and the Swedish Radio Prize for Lyrical Poetry (1996).
References
* [http://www.svenskaakademien.se/litiuminformation/site/page.asp?Page=3&IncPage=850&Destination=158 Katarina Frostenson profile] from Svenska Akademien.
* [http://www.swedishbookreview.com/2003-2.asp Poems] , Swedish Book Review.Persondata
NAME = Frostenson, Katarina
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Swedish poet, member of theSwedish Academy
DATE OF BIRTH =March 5 ,1953
PLACE OF BIRTH =Stockholm ,Sweden
DATE OF DEATH = living
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