Peter Pohl
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| Peter Pohl | |
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| Born | December 5, 1940 Hamburg (Germany) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Genres | Literature, Young-adult fiction, Children's literature |
Peter Pohl (Hamburg, Germany, 5 December 1940) is a Swedish author and former director of short movies. He has received prizes for several of his books and films, as well as for his entire work. From 1966 until his retirement in 2005, he was lecturer in Numerical analysis at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
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[edit] Biography
Peter Pohl was born on 5 December 1940 in Hamburg, Germany. He lost his father during World War II and moved to Sweden with his mother after the war in 1945.
After the war, Pohl and his mother moved to Sweden, where he started at school in 1947. He went to the Södra Latin gymnasium in Stockholm until 1959. Meanwhile, he engaged in competitive running and was a youth leader at the schools summercamp. The latter has been particularly influential for his books.
He studied mathematics and physics and was a research assistant at the Swedish Defence Research Establishment for some years, before returning to university in order to graduate at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He became a lecturer in Numerical analysis and wrote several textbooks on this subject.
Pohl started filming in 1980 and won various prizes for his work. His writing career started in 1983 and two years later he published his first and most successful book: Johnny, My Friend. Meanwhile, the texts for Regnbågen har bara åtta färger and Vi kallar honom Anna were already ready. The latter was initially published as an adult book but received little attention. Because these books are for a great deal about his own life, this was disappointing for Pohl.
He retired as a lecturer in 2005.
[edit] Director
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Before he published his first book, Pohl created a number of short films[1]. Most of them were published in the 1980's and many have won various prices, from, among others, the Union Internationale du Cinéma, Swedish short film and video, and Nordic short film[2].
Pohl has made a number of short films, mainly in the 1980s.
[edit] Filmography
- Nyckeln (The key), 1981, 15 minutes. It has been awarded several prices:
- Viktor (1st price in amateur category) from Svensk Smalfilm och Video (now Sveriges Film- och Videoförbund, SFV), 1982.
- Silver medal and editing price (klippningspriset) at Nordisk Smalfilm, 1982.
- 1st price in the category Fantasy and 5th price in al categories, short film contest, Argentina, 1982.
- Du har ju mej! (But you have me!), 1982, 20 minutes. Won the bronze prize and the actor prize at Svensk Smalfilm och Video in 1982.
- Medan nålen vandrar, 1982, 18 minutes.
- Visiten (The visit), 1982, 12 minutes.
- Alla klockor stannar (All clocks stop), 1983, 27 minutes.
- Resan till havet (The journey to the sea), 1984, 23 minutes. The contents are similar to those in his book Havet inom oss (the sea inside us).
- Bronze medal at Svensk Smalfilm och Video, 1986.
- Muntlig tentamen (Oral exam), 1984.
- Bronze medal at Svensk Smalfilm och Video, 1984.
- Bronze medal at Union Internationale du Cinéma (UNICA), European short film contest in the German Democratic Republic, 1984. [2]
- Stipendiet (The scholarship), 1985, 20 minutes.
- Director prize and prize for best female actor, Sandy gala, Västerås, 1987.
- Silver medal and actor prize at Svensk Smalfilm och Video, 1988.
- Ja, jag kommer! (Yes, I'm coming!), 1986, 16 minutes.
- Gunga flöjt.
- Bronze medal at Svensk Smalfilm och Video, 1989.
- Det blir bättre nästa gång (It will be better next time), 1989, 20 minutes.
- Silver medal and actor prize at Svensk Smalfilm och Video, 1991.
- Siver medal at Nordisk Smalfilm
- Gold medal and prize for best film at UNICA, European short film contest in Switzerland, 1991.
- Änglar behövs dom? (Angels, are they needed?), 1990. This film was made after his book Glittras Uppdrag (Glittras assignment) [3]
[edit] Author
Pohl has written a total number of 26 books, mostly drama but also two works of poetry and a "picture book without pictures". Of his drama, two books were translated into English: Johnny, my friend about a mysterious new boy in the neighboorhood, and I miss you, I miss you! about the loss of a twin sister. In total, 13 of his books have been translated into 13 languages.
For his books, he draws inspiration from his youth and his time as a leader of the school summercamp. Typical themes are loneliness, betrayal, lies and a longing for friendship.
The rainbow series, starting with Regnbågen har bara åtta färger and finishing with Klara papper är ett måste, are largely autobiographical. Other books, such as I miss you, I miss you! and Sekten are based on true stories that came to him directly or indirectly.
Some of his books were originally published as adult literature, but later recategorised as books for youth. Pohl does not consider himself himself an author of primarily youth literature. However, some books were written for children. Examples are Glittras uppdrag, a fairy tale about an angel that protects a six year old boy, and Malins kung Gurra, written for a contest organised by publisher Rabén & Sjögren.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Textbooks
- Linjära differensekvationer med konstanta koefficienter; Liber, 1976
- Numeriska Metoder (with Gerd Eriksson and Germund Dahlquist); THS, 1977
- 220 ± 30 Exempel i Numeriska Metoder (with Gerd Eriksson); THS, 1978
- Introduktion till BASIC-programmering; THS, 1979
- Analytiska och Numeriska Metoder (with Eike Petermann); KTH, 1984
- Elementära Numeriska Metoder; THS, 1991
- Problem och Exempel i Numeriska Metoder; THS, 1992; Print On Demand 1997
- Grunderna i Numeriska Metoder; THS, 1995; NADA, KTH 1999
- Grundkurs i numeriska metoder; Liber, 2005.
[edit] Fiction
- Janne, min vän (Johnny, My Friend), 1985.
- Translations: Danish (Min bedste ven, 1987), Norwegian (Janne min venn, 1988), German (Jan, mein Freund, 1990), Dutch (Jan, mijn vriend, 1991), English (Johnny, My Friend, 1991, translated by Laurie Thompson), French (Jan, mon ami, 1995), Italian (Il mio amico Jan, 1996 and 2005), Estonian (Janne, mu söber, 1997), Japanese (1997), Icelandic (Janni vinur minn, 1997), Low German (Jan, mien Fründ, 2000).
- Prizes:
- Litteraturfrämjandets debutantpris (prize for first apperance), 1985;
- Nils Holgerson-plaketten (Nils Holgersson prize), 1986;
- Honourary list, 11th edition of the Premio Europeo di Letteratura Giovanile (European Prize for Youth Literature), Pier Paolo Vergerio, Padova, Italy, 1987
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German youth literature prize), 1990.
- Kulturskylt, Stockholm Public Library, November 1999
- Regnbågen har bara åtta färger[4] (The rainbow has only eight colours), 1986
- Translations: German (Der Regenbogen hat nur acht Farben, 1993), Dutch (De regenboog heeft maar acht kleuren, 1995)
- Vi kallar honom Anna (We call him Anna), 1987.
- Translations: German (Nennen wir ihn Anna, 1981), Danish (Vi kaldar ham Anna, 1989), Norwegian (Vi kaller ham Anna, 1989), Dutch (We noemen hem Anna, 1993).
- Prizes:
- Eule des Monats (Owl of the Month), Bulletin Jugend & Literatur (Bulletin Youth + Literature), Hardebek, Germany, 1991
- Nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, 1992
- Vlag en Wimpel, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1994
- Havet inom oss (The ocean within us), 1988. This book has largely the same contents as the short film Resan till havet.
- Alltid den där Anette! (Always that Anette!), 1988
- De Stora Penslarnas Lek (fairy tales)[4]
- Medan regnbågen bleknar [4] (While the rainbow is fading), 1989.
- Translations: German (Während der Regenbogen verblasst, 1994), Norwegian (Mens regnbuen blekner, 1991)
- Prizes:
- Heffaklumpen, children books prize, Expressen, 1989.
- Kan ingen hjálpa Anette? (Can nobody help Anette?), 1990
- Malins kung Gurra (Malins king Gurra), 1991
- Translations: German (Ich bin Malin, 1992), Danish (Du må gerne sova i min hånd, 1993)), Norwegian (Malin og Kong Gurra, 1994), Estonian (Pärast viimast hoiatust, 1999)
- Man har ett snärj, 1991
- Glittras uppdrag (Glittrag assignment), 1992.
- Translations: German (Glittrag Auftrag, 1997)
- Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig! (I miss you, I miss you!), 1992
- Translations: German (Du fehlst mir, du fehlst mir!, 1994), Danish (Jeg savner dig, jeg savner dig, 1993), Norwegian (Jeg savner deg, jeg savner deg, 1993), Dutch (Ik mis je, ik mis je!, 1994), Finnish (Sinä ja minä ikuiesti, 1997), Icelandic (Ég sakna þin, 1998), English (I miss you, I miss you!, 1999), Slovenian (Pogrešam te, pogrešam te, 1999)
- Prizes:
- Augustpriset (August prize), Bokförläggarföreningen, 1992
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Germany, 1995
- En röd sten till Carina (A red stone to Carina), 1993
- Vill dig (Want you), 1994. Poems.
- Vilja växa [4] (Want to grow up), 1994.
- När alla ljuger (When all are lying), 1995.
- Translations: Danish (Når alle lyver, 2000)
- Minns det (Remember that), 1996. Poems.
- Men jag glömmer dig inte (But I won't forget you), 1997.
- Translations: German (Aber ich vergesse dich nicht, 1998), Norwegian (Men jeg glemmer dig ikke, 1998), Danish (Men jeg glemmer deg aldri, 1998)
- Prizes:
- Nominated for Augustpriset, 1997.
- Fällt aus dem Rahmen, Fachzeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendmedien, April 1998.
- Intet bortom det yttersta, 1998.
- Translations: German (Unter den Blauen Sonne, 2002), Norwegian (Tims historie, 1999).
- Prizes:
- Fällt aus dem Rahmen, October 2002
- Klara papper är ett måste [4], 1998
- Tillsammans kan vi förändra världen (Together we can change the world), 1998. "Picture book without pictures"
- Man kan inte säga allt, 1999.
- Translations: Norwegian (Man kan ikke sige alt, 2001), Finnish (Valonarkaa, 2000)
- Jag är kvar hos er (I am still with you), 2000
- Translations: German (Ich werde immer bei euch sein, 2003), Estonian (Ma olen ikka teiega, 2003)
- Tusen kolor, 2002.
- Translations: Norwegian (Tusind kugler, 2004), Polish: Tysiąc kulek, 2005
- Sekten (The sect), 2005.
- Nu heter jag Nirak (Now my name is Nirak), 2007.
- Anton, jag gillar dig! (Anton, I love you!), 2008. Not published yet.
[edit] Number of translations per language
- (Swedish)
- 26, soon 27
- German
- 10
- Danish
- 9
- Norwegian
- 6
- Dutch
- 4
- Estonian
- 3
- English, Finnish, Icelandic
- 2
- French, Italian, Low German, Slovenian, Polish
- 1
- Total
- 13 books have been translated into at least one language. In total, the books have been translated to 13 different languages.
[edit] Sources and further reading
- ^ Peter Pohl. Peter Pohl filmer på Filmverkstan. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b Peter Pohl. Utmärkelser. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ Peter Pohl. Glittrag Uppdrag. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e Part of the rainbow series
| Books by Peter Pohl |
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| Johnny, My Friend | Regnbågen har bara åtta färger | Vi kallar honom Anna | Havet inom oss | Alltid den där Anette! | De Stora Penslarnas Lek | Medan regnbågen bleknar | Kan ingen hjälpa Anette? | Malins kung Gurra | Man har ett snärj | Glittras uppdrag | I miss you, I miss you! | En röd sten till Carina | Vill dig | Vilja växa | När alla ljuger | Minns det | Men jag glömmer dig inte | Intet bortom det yttersta | Klara papper är ett måste | Tillsammans kan vi förändra världen | Man kan inte säga allt | Jag är kvar hos er | Tusen kulor | Sekten |
