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
Lotta Lotass in 2006.
Lotta Lotass in 2006.
BornBritt Inger Liselott Hellberg
(1964-02-28) 28 February 1964 (age 60)
Gagnef, Sweden
LanguageSwedish
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUniversity of Gothenburg
Notable awards
  • Aftonbladet Literary Award (2001)
  • Eyvind Johnson Award (2004)
  • Selma Lagerlöf Prize (2014)
  • De Nio's Special prizes (2017)
Member of the Swedish Academy
(Seat No. 1)
In office
20 December 2009 – 7 May 2018
Preceded bySten Rudholm
Succeeded byEric 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

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  • 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

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  • Samlarna (2005)
  • Dalén (2008)
  • Klar himmel (2010)
  • Everest (2012)

References

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  1. ^ Ny ledamot av Svenska Akademien Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Academy, 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ Tar plats i akademien, Svenska Dagbladet, 6 March 2009.
  3. ^ Lotta Lotass lämnade Svenska Akademien – för två år sedan, Dagens Nyheter, November 25, 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
Cultural offices
Preceded by Swedish Academy,
Seat No.1

2009–2018
Succeeded by


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