reminiscent of Gabriel García Márquez and which is sometimes compared to magical realism. The author's childhood home town of Sunne, plays an important role in his works with six of his novels located there. Swedish as well as international celebrities appear in the town and take part in the story. The cover paintings of his first two books about Sunne (De heliga geograferna and Guddöttrarna) are made by the painter Tage Åsén from the same town. Novels 1960: Karantän 1962: Maskrosbollen 1964: Familjeliv 1967: Hallonfallet 1973: De heliga geograferna 1975: Stormunnens bön 1975: Guddöttrarna 1976: Prästungen 1978: Ökenbrevet (translated title: The Letter from the Wilderness) 1983: Juloratoriet (translated title: The Christmas Oratorio) 1985: Hallonfallet (previously published in 1967 under the pseudonym Paul Badura Mörk) 1986: Tjuven (translated title: The Thief) 1996: Skimmer (translated title: Glittering) 1998: Berömda män som varit i Sunne 2002: Försök med ett århundradePoetry collections 1958: Inringning1960: Två vindar1962: Nymålat1965: Om förtröstan1966: De andra de till hälften synliga1969: Samtal med marken1975: Svartsjukans sånger1976: Sandro Botticellis dikter1978: Dikter till Lena1980: SorgesångerOther works 1978: Mitt indiska ritblock. Together with Lena Cronqvist. 1984: Indien - en vinterresa. Collection of travel stories. 1987: Chang Eng. A play about the original Siamese twins. 1991: Det sanna livet. Short story collection. 1993: Under tiden. Book of thoughts. 2000: Krönikor. This book contains a selection of Tunström's previously published chronicles. Awards Tunström has been awarded a number of literary awards, including Svenska Dagbladet's Literature Prize in 1976, the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1984, the Selma Lagerlöf Prize in 1987, the Nils Ferlin Prize in 1998 and in that same year the August Prize for Berömda män som varit i Sunne''. References Further reading 1937 births 2000 deaths People from Grums Municipality Writers from Värmland Swedish-language writers Selma Lagerlöf Prize winners Nordic Council Literature Prize winners Litteris et Artibus recipients August Prize winners 20th-century Swedish poets Swedish poets 20th-century Swedish novelists Swedish male novelists Swedish male poets