Kerstin Ekman





Kerstin Ekman

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born
August 27, 1933 in Risinge, Sweden

gender
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Kerstin Lillemor Ekman is a Swedish novelist.
She began her career with a string of successful detective novels (among others De tre små mästarna ("The Three Little Masters") and Dödsklockan ("The Death Clock")) but later went on to persue psychological and social themes. Among her later works are Mörker och blåbärsris ("Darkness and Blueberries"), set in northern Sweden, and Händelser vid vatten (translated as Blackwater), in which she returned to the form of the detective novel.
Ekman was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1978, but left the Academy in 1989, together with Lars Gyllensten and Werner Aspenström, due to the debate following death threats posed to Salman Rushdie. According to the rules of the Academy, however, she will...more


Average rating: 3.56 · 819 ratings · 111 reviews · 27 distinct works
Blackwater
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3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 394 ratings — published 1993 — 26 editions
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The Forest of Hours
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1988 — 13 editions
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Under the Snow
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3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1961 — 11 editions
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The Dog
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions
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Grand final i skojarbranschen
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Skraplotter
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings8 editions
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Sista rompan
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions
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Witches' Rings
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3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions
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Mordets praktik
3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
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God's Mercy
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions
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More books by Kerstin Ekman…
God's Mercy Sista rompan Skraplotter
The Wolfskin Trilogy (3 books)
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3.8513513513513513 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 74 ratings
Witches' Rings The Spring The Angel House City of Light
The Women and the Town (4 books)
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3.6666666666666665 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 42 ratings

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