Ann-Charlotte Alverfors

Swedish writer

Ann-Charlotte Alverfors (23 January 1947 – 20 March 2018)^[1] was a Swedish writer.^[2] She was best known for her autobiographical trilogy, which became the basis for a six-episode miniseries, titled Sparvöga (lit. Sparrow-eye), in 1989.

The daughter of Tor Alverfors and Margaret Andersson, she was born in Eksjö and was educated at a folk high school. In 1972, she published a collection of poetry Paternosterhissar; she published a second collection, Jönköping 6 in 1975.^[3] Alverfos authored a trilogy of autobiographical novels: Sparvöga (1975), Hjärteblodet (1976) and Snabelros (1977); the novels formed the basis for a television series. She lived in Uppsala.^[4]^[2]

Alverfos was married to professor Arnulf Merker, who died in 2010.^[5]

Selected works

Aldrig, novel (1993), received the Swedish Trade Union Confederation cultural prize and the Martin Koch Prize
Barn av samma ögonblick, novel (2000)
Vem ska trösta Gösta?, illustrated novel (2007)^[4]

References

^ "Författaren Ann-Charlotte Alverfors död - Kulturnytt i P1".
^ ^a ^b Vem är hon (in Swedish). 1998. p. 29.
^ "29 (Vem är hon)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1988. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
^ ^a ^b "Ann-Charlotte Alverfors". History of Nordic Women's Literature.
^ "Dödsfall: Arnulf Merker". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). August 31, 2010.