Irja Agnes Browallius

Irja Agnes Browallius ( born October 13, 1901 in Helsinki, † December 9, 1968 in Stockholm) was a Swedish writer.

Biography

The daughter of actor Carl Browallius studied after high school, first from 1922 to 1923 and thereafter Medicine 1924-1925 Art. After she completed a teaching degree and was after the state examination from 1927 to 1937 as a teacher in Glottra (municipality Hallberg ) operates.

In 1934, she was with the short story collection " Vid byvägar och älgstigar " her debut as a writer. Your first success came in 1937 with the peasant novel " från Synden Skruke " ( The sin Jar ), in which she tells the story of an indomitable desire in a forest village. In the period following 1938 " Elida från Gardar " appeared ( Elida by the courts ), 1939 " Två SLAR the tredje " ( Two beat the third ) and 1941 " Någon gång skall det ljusna " ( Once there is days ). Her biggest success came with " Ringar på vattnet " (rings on the water ), in which they. , The story of a young teacher whose entanglements and tragic end describes in a lonely there

For her literary achievements, she received the 1952 De Nios stora pris the Swedish Academy of Letters Samfundet De Nio and 1962 Doblougpreis, an award of Svenska Academies of Fine Literature and Literary Studies.

Publications

• " Elida by the courts. Novel, " 1939, published by Schroeder Hamburg.
• " Rings on the water", 1944, Mrs. Munster -Verlag.
• "Once it will meet ", 1945, Mrs. Munster -Verlag
• " Singing want Sippa ", 1965, Claudius -Verlag.
• " The alien mothership ", 1967, Claudius -Verlag.