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Nina Burton

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Eva Ulla Nina Burton (born 5 October 1946) is a Swedish poet and essayist.

Career

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Nina Burton

Burton's writings have, among other things, focused on the intersection between natural sciences and humanities. The essay book Den nya kvinnostaden was nominated for the August Prize in 2005. Her book Flodernas bok won Stora fackbokspriset in 2012. In 2016 Burton was awarded the August Prize for non-fiction for Gutenberggalaxens nova.[1] She was nominated to the culture prize of Dagens Nyheter in 2021 for her book Livets tunna väggar.[2]

She has been a member of the Samfundet De Nio literary society since 1994 and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 2009.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "Dessa titlar är nominerade till Augustpriset 2016". Augustpriset. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Här är de nominerade till DN:s Kulturpris 2021". DN.SE. 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. ^ "Svenska Akademiens essäpris - Svenska Akademien". Svenska Akademien. Retrieved 16 November 2017.