Ann-Charlotte Alverfors

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Ann-Charlotte Alverfors (23 January 1947 – 20 March 2018)[1] was a Swedish writer.[2] She was best known for her autobiographical trilogy, which became the basis for a six-episode miniseries, titled Sparvöga (lit. Sparrow-eye), in 1989.

The daughter of Tor Alverfors and Margaret Andersson, she was born in Eksjö and was educated at a folk high school. In 1972, she published a collection of poetry Paternosterhissar; she published a second collection, Jönköping 6 in 1975.[3] Alverfos authored a trilogy of autobiographical novels: Sparvöga (1975), Hjärteblodet (1976) and Snabelros (1977); the novels formed the basis for a television series. She lived in Uppsala.[4][2]

Alverfos was married to professor Arnulf Merker, who died in 2010.[5]

Selected works[edit]

  • Aldrig, novel (1993), received the Swedish Trade Union Confederation cultural prize and the Martin Koch Prize
  • Barn av samma ögonblick, novel (2000)
  • Vem ska trösta Gösta?, illustrated novel (2007)[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Författaren Ann-Charlotte Alverfors död - Kulturnytt i P1".
  2. ^ a b Vem är hon (in Swedish). 1998. p. 29.
  3. ^ "29 (Vem är hon)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1988. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  4. ^ a b "Ann-Charlotte Alverfors". History of Nordic Women's Literature.
  5. ^ "Dödsfall: Arnulf Merker". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). August 31, 2010.

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