Maud Reuterswärd

Swedish author and radio presenter (1920–1980)

Maud Reuterswärd, also Reuterswärd-Näsström, (19 February 1920 – 25 August 1980)^[1] was a Swedish author and radio presenter.^[2]

Reuterswärd trained as a kindergarten teacher before she joined Sveriges Radio at 24. There she became an editor with the culture, literature, and art departments.^[3] She received much attention for a radio program on the birth of her son. In addition to her work as a radio journalist she wrote several books. In 1980 she was posthumously awarded the Astrid Lindgren Prize.^[1]

Works

1962 – Solvända
1965 – Svenska landskapsblommor
1966 – Dagligt allehanda
1970 – Dagar med Knubbe
1971 – Du har ju pappa, Elisabet
1972 – Han – där!
1973 – Ta steget, Elisabet
1974 – När man heter Noak
1975 – Livet rymmer allt, Elisabet
1976 – Lökkupolen
1977 – Längtarna
1978 – Vänskap
1978 – Säg som det är
1979 – Ida själv
1979 – Flickan och dockskåpet
1980 – Jacobs tofflor
1980 – Så ensam som Ida

Awards

Expressens Heffaklump, 1972
Nils Holgersson Plaque, 1976^[4]
Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1980

References

^ ^a ^b "Maud Reuterswärd". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-16.
^ "845 (Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok / 1977)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-16.
^ "Reuterswärd, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-16.
^ "Vinnare av Nils Holgersson-plaketten" (PDF).