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[[File:Fragmente.jpg|thumb|Scene from Norén's play ''Fragmente'' at ''Riksteatern'' in 2012]]
[[File:Fragmente.jpg|thumb|Scene from Norén's play ''Fragmente'' at ''Riksteatern'' in 2012]]


'''Lars Göran Ingemar Norén''' (9 May 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] playwright, novelist and poet.<ref name=autogenerated1>*{{cite encyclopedia | title=Lars Norén | encyclopedia=[[Nationalencyklopedin]] | language=Swedish | url=http://www.ne.se/lars-noren | accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> His plays are [[Realism (arts)|realistic]] and often revolve around family and personal relations, either among those who are impoverished and rooted at the bottom of society, or those who live in material comfort but emotional insecurity.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Death, Petherick, Forsås-Scott | year = 1994 | title = A century of Swedish narrative: essays in honour of Karin Petherick | publisher = Norvik Press | page = 236 | isbn= 1870041275}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Association | year = 1983 | title = Swedish Book Review | publisher = Swedish-English Literary Translators' Association | page = 48}}</ref>
'''Lars Göran Ingemar Norén''' (9 May 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet.<ref name=autogenerated1>*{{cite encyclopedia | title=Lars Norén | encyclopedia=[[Nationalencyklopedin]] | language=Swedish | url=http://www.ne.se/lars-noren | accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> His plays are [[Realism (arts)|realistic]] and often revolve around family and personal relations, either among those who are impoverished and rooted at the bottom of society, or those who live in material comfort but emotional insecurity.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Death, Petherick, Forsås-Scott | year = 1994 | title = A century of Swedish narrative: essays in honour of Karin Petherick | publisher = Norvik Press | page = 236 | isbn= 1870041275}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Association | year = 1983 | title = Swedish Book Review | publisher = Swedish-English Literary Translators' Association | page = 48}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
His first publication was a collection of poems - ''Syrener, snö'' (Lilac, snow) in 1963.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
His first publication was a collection of poems - ''Syrener, snö'' (Lilac, snow) in 1963.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


Norén's play ''7:3'' became a centre of controversy, after the murders of two policemen in [[Malexander]] in 1999 (''The [[Malexander murders]]''). The culprits had received [[furlough]]s from their incarceration at [[Österåker Prison]] to participate in Norén's play.<ref>[http://www.ne.se/rep/lars-noren-människoforskaren "Lars Norén: Människoforskaren" – Nationalencyclopedin] Retrieved 2013-02-26</ref>
Norén's play ''7:3'' became a centre of controversy, after the murders of two policemen in [[Malexander]] in 1999 (''The [[Malexander murders]]''). The culprits had received [[furlough]]s from their incarceration at [[Österåker Prison]] to participate in Norén's play.<ref>[http://www.ne.se/rep/lars-noren-människoforskaren "Lars Norén: Människoforskaren" – Nationalencyclopedin] Retrieved 26 February 2013</ref>


He was a [[Sommar (radio program)|Sommarvärd]] on [[P1 (Swedish radio station)|P1]]'s "Sommar" on 19 June 2005.<ref>[http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2071&artikel=2726403 "Lars Norén" – Sveriges Radio] Retrieved 2013-02-26</ref>
He was a [[Sommar (radio program)|Sommarvärd]] on [[P1 (Swedish radio station)|P1]]'s "Sommar" on 19 June 2005.<ref>[http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2071&artikel=2726403 "Lars Norén" – Sveriges Radio] Retrieved 26 February 2013</ref>


Norén was director at [[Folkteatern]] in Gothenburg between 2009 and 2011.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
Norén was director at [[Folkteatern]] in Gothenburg between 2009 and 2011.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
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==Awards==
==Awards==
Norén received [[Aftonbladet]]'s literary prize in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |title=1971: Lars Norén |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/BJxo29/1971-lars-noren |website=www.aftonbladet.se |publisher=[[Aftonbladet]] |date=9 March 2011 |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> In 2003, he won the [[Swedish Academy Nordic Prize]], known as the 'little Nobel'.<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/article14227371.ab "Aase Berg får Aftonbladets litteraturpris"] Retrieved 2013-02-26</ref><ref>[http://www.expressen.se/noje/lars-noren-tog-priset/ "Lars Norén tog priset" – Expressen] Retrieved 2013-02-26</ref>
Norén received [[Aftonbladet]]'s literary prize in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |title=1971: Lars Norén |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/BJxo29/1971-lars-noren |website=www.aftonbladet.se |publisher=[[Aftonbladet]] |date=9 March 2011 |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> In 2003, he won the [[Swedish Academy Nordic Prize]], known as the 'little Nobel'.<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/article14227371.ab "Aase Berg får Aftonbladets litteraturpris"] Retrieved 26 February 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.expressen.se/noje/lars-noren-tog-priset/ "Lars Norén tog priset" – Expressen] Retrieved 26 February 2013</ref>


==Works==
==Works==

Revision as of 13:49, 27 January 2021

Lars Norén
Lars Norén
Lars Norén
BornLars Norén
(1944-05-09)9 May 1944
Stockholm, Sweden
Died26 January 2021(2021-01-26) (aged 76)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Period1963–2021
Notable works
  • Natten är dagens mor
  • Kaos är granne med Gud
  • Bobby Fischer bor i Pasadena
Spouses
Children
  • Linda
  • Nelly
  • Sasha
Scene from Norén's play Fragmente at Riksteatern in 2012

Lars Göran Ingemar Norén (9 May 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet.[1] His plays are realistic and often revolve around family and personal relations, either among those who are impoverished and rooted at the bottom of society, or those who live in material comfort but emotional insecurity.[2][3]

Career

His first publication was a collection of poems - Syrener, snö (Lilac, snow) in 1963.[1]

Norén's play 7:3 became a centre of controversy, after the murders of two policemen in Malexander in 1999 (The Malexander murders). The culprits had received furloughs from their incarceration at Österåker Prison to participate in Norén's play.[4]

He was a Sommarvärd on P1's "Sommar" on 19 June 2005.[5]

Norén was director at Folkteatern in Gothenburg between 2009 and 2011.[1]

He died on 26 January 2021, at the age of 76 after suffering from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.[6]

Awards

Norén received Aftonbladet's literary prize in 1971.[7] In 2003, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'.[8][9]

Works

  • Syrener, snö (1963)
  • De verbala resterna av en bildprakt som förgår (1964)
  • Inledning nr: 2 till SCHIZZ (1965)
  • Encyklopedi (1966)
  • Stupor. Nobody knows you when you're down and out (1968)
  • Salome, Sfinxerna. Roman om en tatuerad flicka (1968)
  • Revolver (1969)
  • Biskötarna (1970)
  • I den underjordiska himlen (1972)
  • Solitära dikter (1972)
  • Kung Mej och andra dikter (1973)
  • Dagliga och nattliga dikter (1974)
  • Dagbok (1976)
  • Nattarbete (1976)
  • Order (1978)
  • Murlod (1979)
  • Den ofullbordade stjärnan (1979)
  • Hjärta i hjärta (1980)
  • Tre skådespel (1980)
  • Två skådespel (1983)
  • Endagsvarelser (1990)
  • Och ge oss skuggorna (1991)
  • Tre borgerliga kvartetter (1992)
  • De döda pjäserna I-IV (1995)
  • Personkrets 3:1 (The Human Circle 3:1) (1998)
  • Skuggpojkarna (Shadow Boys) (1999)
  • 7:3 (1999)
  • Salome, Sfiinxerna (2001)
  • Stilla vatten (Still Water) (2002)
  • Detaljer (Details) (2002)
  • Kyla (Cold) (2003)
  • Vinterförvaring (Winter Storage) (2003)
  • Le 20 novembre (2006)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lars Norén.
  1. ^ a b c *"Lars Norén". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ Death, Petherick, Forsås-Scott (1994). A century of Swedish narrative: essays in honour of Karin Petherick. Norvik Press. p. 236. ISBN 1870041275.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Association (1983). Swedish Book Review. Swedish-English Literary Translators' Association. p. 48.
  4. ^ "Lars Norén: Människoforskaren" – Nationalencyclopedin Retrieved 26 February 2013
  5. ^ "Lars Norén" – Sveriges Radio Retrieved 26 February 2013
  6. ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Dramatikern Lars Norén död - Kulturnytt i P1". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "1971: Lars Norén". www.aftonbladet.se. Aftonbladet. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Aase Berg får Aftonbladets litteraturpris" Retrieved 26 February 2013
  9. ^ "Lars Norén tog priset" – Expressen Retrieved 26 February 2013
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