Britt Inger Liselott "Lotta" Lotass Hagström (born 28 February 1964) is a Swedish writer. She holds a PhD of Comparative literature from the University of Gothenburg, and lives in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Lotta Lotass | |
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Born | Britt Inger Liselott Hellberg 28 February 1964 Gagnef, Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Nationality | Swedish |
Alma mater | University of Gothenburg |
Notable awards |
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Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 1) | |
In office 20 December 2009 – 7 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Sten Rudholm |
Succeeded by | Eric Michael Runesson |
Lotass made her literary debut in 2000, and two years later published her doctoral dissertation on Swedish writer Stig Dagerman. On 6 March 2009, Lotass was officially announced to succeed late Sten Rudholm at Seat No.1 at the Swedish Academy.[1] Lotass took her seat on the 18-member assembly on 20 December 2009.[2]
In an interview in November 2017, Lotass said that she considered herself an inactive member and that she had not had any contact with the Swedish Academy since September 2016.[3] She formally resigned in May 2018.[4]
Bibliography
edit- Kallkällan (2000)
- Aerodynamiska tal (2001)
- Friheten meddelad. Studier i Stig Dagermans författarskap (2002)
- Band II Från Gabbro till Löväng (2002)
- Tredje flykthastigheten (2004)
- skymning:gryning (2005)
- Samlarna (2005)
- Min röst skall nu komma från en annan plats i rummet (2006)
- Den vita jorden (2007)
- Arkipelag. Hörspel (2007)
- Dalén (2008)
- Den röda himlen (2008)
- Redwood (2008)
- Hemvist (2009)
- Sten Rudholm : inträdestal i Svenska akademien (2009)
- Speleologerna (2009)
- Den svarta solen (2009)
- Kraftverk (2009)
- Klar himmel (2010)
- Sparta (2010)
- Fjärrskrift (2011)
- Nya dikter (2011)
- Konungarnas tillbedjan (2012)
- Everest (2012)
- Mars (2013)
- Varia (2014)
- Örnen (2014)
Various plays
edit- Samlarna (2005)
- Dalén (2008)
- Klar himmel (2010)
- Everest (2012)
References
edit- ^ Ny ledamot av Svenska Akademien Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Academy, 6 March 2009.
- ^ Tar plats i akademien, Svenska Dagbladet, 6 March 2009.
- ^ Lotta Lotass lämnade Svenska Akademien – för två år sedan, Dagens Nyheter, November 25, 2017.
- ^ Andersson, Elisabet. "Fyra personer får lämna Akademien" [Four persons have been granted permission to leave the Academy]. Svenska Dagbladet. Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 7 May 2018.