Katarina Frostenson

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Frostenson and her husband Jean-Claude Arnault ran a venue for showcasing art in Stockholm called Forum. The club received funding from the Swedish Academy, which sparked allegations of conflicts of interest. Thus in 2018, Frostenson was accused of corruption contemporaneous with the accusations of sexual assault and corruption leveled against Arnault. Frostenson was also accused of having leaked names of Nobel Prize laureates to Arnault before they were announced. However, it was discovered that it was commonplace for family members of Academy members to know who was receiving the prize ahead of announcement, according to Ebba Witt-Brattström, ex-wife of Academy member Horace Engdahl. [8] The Academy ultimately decided against expelling Frostenson, which prompted the resignation of three academy members. Frostenson protested that she should not be punished for the wrongdoings of her husband. [9] Nevertheless, she did ultimately and voluntarily withdraw from the academy receiving a lifelong compensation of 12,875 Swedish kronor per month and the right to continue to live in an apartment owned by the Academy. [10]

Bibliography

Poetry

  • I mellan (1978)
  • Rena land (1980)
  • Den andra (1982)
  • I det gula: tavlor, resor, ras (1985)
  • Samtalet (1987)
  • Stränderna (1989)
  • Joner : tre sviter (1991)
    • Romanian translation: Ioni, tr. Gabriela Melinescu (2003)
    • Italian translation: La fonte del suono, tr. Enrico Tiozzo (2011)
  • Tankarna (1994)
    • German translation: Die in den Landschaften verschwunden sind, tr. Verena Reichel (1999)
  • Jan Håfström: en diktsvit till Jan Håfström och till verk av honom (1994)
  • Korallen (1999)
    • Spanish translation: El coral, tr. Víctor Rojas (2003)
  • Karkas : fem linjer (2004)
  • Tal och regn (2008)
  • Flodtid (2011)
  • Sånger och formler (2015)
    • French translation: Violente la chanson, tr. Marie-Hélène Archambaud (2019)
    • Italian translation: Canti e formule, tr. Enrico Tiozzo (2023)
    • English translation: The Space of Time, tr. Bradley Harmon (2024)
  • Sju grenar (2018)
    • Italian translation: Sette rami, tr. Enrico Tiozzo (2021)
  • A - Andra tankar (2021)
    • Italian translation: A. Altri pensieri, tr. Enrico Tiozzo (2022)

Prose

  • Raymond Chandler och filmen (1978)
  • Lars Ahlins Huset har ingen filial (1978)
  • Moira (1990)
  • Berättelser från dom (1992)
  • Artur Lundkvist: inträdestal i Svenska Akademien (1992)
  • Skallarna (with Aris Fioretos)
  • Tre vägar (2013)
    • Italian translation: Tre vie, tr. Enrico Tiozzo (2015)
  • K (2019)
  • F (2020)
  • Alma (2023)

Drama/Opera

  • 4 monodramer (1990)
    • Serbian translation: Monodrame (1997)
    • Polish translation: 4 monodramy (1999)
  • 3 monodramer (1995)
  • Traum : Sal P (två skådespel) (1996)
    • Croatian translation: Salpetrijer (2002)
  • Kristallvägen/Safirgränd (2000)
  • Ordet : en passion (2006)
  • Staden: en opera (1998) (music by Sven-David Sandström)

Photobooks (with Jean-Claude Arnault)

  • Överblivet (1989)
  • Vägen till öarna (1996)
  • Endura (2002)

Translations


Prizes and awards

References

  1. Kennedy, Marie (18 January 2013). "Johansson hederslegionär". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Stampen Lokala Medier AB. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. Lapidus, Arne; Jakobson, Hanna; Andersson, Alexandra; baas, David (1 December 2017). "Kulturprofilens maktspel – hot, löften och misstänkta sexövergrepp". Expressen . Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. Katarina Frostenson vinnare av Nordiska rådets litteraturpris 2016, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 2 April 2021
  4. Sondrup, Steven (1999). "Swedish Poetry since 1970," Aspects of Modern Swedish Literature, 2nd Edition. London: Norvik Press. pp. 260–261.
  5. 1 2 Dübois, Ia (2006). "Katarina Frostenson: Transforming Swedish Poetry," Female Voices of the North II: An Anthology, edited by Inger M. Olsen and Sven Hakon Rossel in collaboration with Monica Wenush. Vienna: Praesens Verlag. p. 286.
  6. Cecilia., Sjöholm (2005). Kristeva and the political. Routledge. pp. 146–147. ISBN   978-0-203-32695-4. OCLC   829289853.
  7. Anders., Olsson (2017). Skillnadens konst : Sex kapitel om moderna fragment. Albert Bonniers förlag. p. 342. ISBN   978-91-0-016501-7. OCLC   1023179172.
  8. Adelai, Amina (10 April 2018). "Ebba Witt-Brattström: Horace Engdahl läckte Nobelpristagarna till mig". SVT Nyheter. SVT. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. Flood, Alison (4 May 2018). "Nobel prize in literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. "Katarina Frostensson lämnar Akademien – får 12 875 kronor i månaden". 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. ""Vi gratulerar Katarina Frostenson - 1994 års mottagare av Bellmanpriset som utdelas av Svenska Akademien till "en verkligt framstående skald" för hennes senaste bok "Tankarna""". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412 . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  12. "Ferlinpriset till akademipoet | dagensbok.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  13. "Henrich Steffens-prisen". www.litteraturpriser.dk. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  14. "Medaljförläningar 2007-01-28 - Sveriges Kungahus". www.kungahuset.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  15. "2016 Katarina Frostenson, Sweden: Sånger och formler | Nordic cooperation". www.norden.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  16. "Karlfeldtpriset till Katarina Frostenson - Karlfeldt". www.karlfeldt.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
Katarina Frostenson
Katarina Frostenson in Oct 2013.jpg
Katarina Frostenson, 2012
BornAlma Katarina Frostenson
(1953-03-05) 5 March 1953 (age 72)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation
Author, Poet, Translator
Language Swedish
NationalitySwedish
Period1978–
Notable works
  • Joner
  • Staden - en opera
  • Flodtid
  • Sånger och formler
Notable awards Nordic Council Literature Prize (2016)
Spouse Jean‐Claude Arnault (1989–)
RelativesGeorg Frostenson (father)
Anna-Britta Elmdahl (mother)
Anders Frostenson (uncle)
Member of the Swedish Academy
(Seat No. 18)
In office
20 December 1992 18 January 2019
Cultural offices
Preceded by Swedish Academy,
Seat No.18

1992–2019
Succeeded by