Eva Ström

Eva Ström (born 4 January 1947 in Lidingö, Stockholm County) is a Swedish lyricist, novelist, biographer, and literary critic. She made her literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection Den brinnande zeppelinaren. Ström trained as a physician and worked in the medical profession 1974-1988 before becoming a full-time author.

Eva Ström
Eva Ström in 2003.
Born	(1947-01-04) January 4, 1947 (age 77) Lidingö, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Period	1977–
Notable works	Revbensstäderna
Children	Karin

She was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2003 for the poetry collection Revbensstäderna ("The Rib Cities").^[1] In January 2010, she was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.^[2]

She is the mother of Karin Ström.

Awards

• Nordic Council's Literature Prize 2003^[3]
• Jan Smrek Prize 2018, Slovakia

References

1. "Nordic Council Literature Prize. Literature Prizewinners 1962 - 2013". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: Från teoretisk magnetism till brinnande zeppelinare – fem nya ledamöter invalda i akademien Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, press announcement February 3, 2010 (in Swedish)
3. "Nordiska rådets litteraturpris 2003 till Eva Ström : viljan att vara i verkligheten = Nordic Council Literature Prize 2003 awarded to Eva Ström : the will to be present in reality". EIGE. 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2021.