| Maja Ekelöf | |
|---|---|
 Maja Ekelöf and Alva Myrdal | |
| Born | Maja Andersson (1918-02-23)23 February 1918 Karlskoga, Sweden |
| Died | 29 August 1989(1989-08-29) (aged 71) Karlskoga, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | writer |
Maja Ekelöf (23 February 1918 – 29 August 1989) was a Swedish writer.
Life
Ekelöf was a native of Karlskoga, Sweden, and worked as a cleaner. She depicted her work life in her published works.
Ekelöf's "Report from a Scouring-Pale" (Swedish: Rapport från en skurhink), published in 1970, is one of the most renowned works in the working-class genre.
During the 1970s, she was voted the 2nd most popular woman in Sweden by the Swedish magazine Femina.
After Ekelöf, a square was named in 2019, Maja Ekelöf's Square, in Karlskoga.
References
- Furuland, Lars; Svedjedal, Johan (2006). Svensk arbetarlitteratur (in Swedish). Atlas. p. 329. ISBN 978-91-89044-15-9.
- Forsas-Scott, Helena (2000). Swedish Women's Writing 1850–1995. A&C Black. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-84714-197-2.
- Witt-Brattström, Ebba (2014). Stå i bredd : 70-talets kvinnor, män och litteratur (in Swedish). Norstedts. ISBN 978-91-1-305925-9.
- Landström, Rasmus (23 May 2022). "Nya biografin om Maja Ekelöf är en modern klassiker". Arbetet (in Swedish).
- "Maja Ekelöfs plats invigdes i Karlskoga". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 19 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
Further reading
- Brink, Nina van den (2022). Jag har torkat nog många golv : en biografi om Maja Ekelöf (in Swedish). Norstedts. ISBN 978-91-1-311549-8.