Carl-Johan Vallgren
Born (1964-07-26) 26 July 1964
Linköping
Occupationnovelist
Notable worksThe Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot

Carl-Johan Emanuel Vallgren (born 26 July 1964, in Linköping, Sweden) is a Swedish author, singer and musician. He won the August Prize in 2002 for the novel The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot.[1]

Personal life

Vallgren is of Finnish descent through his mother who was sent to Sweden as a Finnish war child during World War II.[2]

Bibliography

  • Nomaderna (1987)
  • Längta bort (1988)
  • Fågelkvinnan (1990)
  • Berättelser om sömn och vaka (1994)
  • Dokument rörande spelaren Rubashov (1996)
  • För herr Bachmanns broschyr (1998)
  • Berlin på 8 kapitel (1999)
  • The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot (2002)
  • Kunzelmann och Kunzelmann (2009)
  • Havsmannen (2012)
  • Sviven, Eng: The Tunnel
  • Skuggpojken, (2014) Eng: The Boy in the Shadows (2015)
  • The Merman (2017)

References

  1. ↑ "Augustpriset genom åren | Augustpriset". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "August-palkittu menestyskirjailija Carl-Johan Vallgren suunnittelee kirjaa sotalapsiäitinsä elämästä" (in Finnish). Sveriges Radio. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019. Carl Johan Vallgrenin äiti lähetettiin kolmivuotiaana sotalapseksi Ruotsiin jatkosodalta suojaan.
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