Susanne Gun Emilia Ringell (28 February 1955, Helsinki) is a Finnish writer and actress. She graduated from Helsinki Theatre Academy as an actor in 1981 and has mainly worked as a freelance actor and writer. Her only permanent employment has been at the Swedish Theatre in 1981–1983.[1][2] Ringell's husband was actor-writer Anders Larsson (1952–2021). Ringell was granted an artist's pension in 2019.[3]

Susanne Ringell (2017)

Awards and honours

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  • 1994 – Granberg-Sumeliuska prize for Det förlovade Barnet
  • 1995 – Prix Italia main prize for Vestalen
  • 1998 – Award of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland for the short story collection Åtta kroppar
  • 2004 – Prix Europa Radio France for Och om bettlare och vägmän
  • 2004 – Svenska Litteratursällskapet society award for the novel Katt begraven
  • 2008 – Hugo Bergroth Award
  • 2010 – Svenska Yle's literary award for Vattnen
  • 2010 – Bergbom prize of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland
  • 2015 – Award of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland

Selected works

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  • Det förlovade barnet (short stories, 1993)
  • Vestalen: Ett radioporträtt med störningar (1994)
  • Gall eller Våra osynliga väntrum: En berättelse i sviter (1994)
  • Vara sten (1996)
  • Åtta kroppar (1998)
  • Av blygsel blev Adele fet: Alfabetiska nedslag (short stories, 2000)
  • Katt begraven (novel, 2003)
  • En god Havanna: Besläktat (short stories, 2006)
  • Ryggens nymåne: Prosalyrisk svit (2009)
  • Simma näck: En pjäs (2009)
  • Vattnen (short stories, 2010)
  • På utvägen var jag en annan (2012)
  • Guiden (2014)
  • Tärnornas station (2014)
  • God morgon (2017)
  • Frimärken (2019)

References

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  1. ^ "Sök - Uppslagsverket Finland". www.uppslagsverket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Runeberg-ehdokas Susanne Ringell: Onnettomuus ei tee taiteesta syvempää". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Uutinen". www.taike.fi (in Finnish). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via web.archive.org.