Katarina Frostenson Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full Name | Alma Katarina Frostenson Arnault |
Profession(s) | Poet, Writer |
Famous For | Being a member of the Swedish Academy (that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature) |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Career | |
Debut (as a writer) | I Mellan (1978)![]() |
Awards, Honors, Achievements | • Great Prize of the Society of Nine (1989) • Bellman Prize (1994) • Swedish Radio Prize for Lyrical Poetry (1996) • Erik Lindegren Prize (2004) • Ekelöf Prize (2007) • Litteris et Artibus medal (2007) • Nordic Council's Literature Prize (2016) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 5 March 1953 |
Age (as in 2018) | 65 Years |
Birthplace | Hägersten, Stockholm, Sweden |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Pisces |
Nationality | Swedish |
Hometown | Stockholm, Sweden |
Hobbies | Travelling, Listening to Music |
Relationships & More | |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Husband/Spouse | Jean-Claude Arnault (Photographer)![]() |
Children | Not Known |
Parents | Names Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Katarina Frostenson
- On 27 February 1992, she was elected to the Swedish Academy. Frostenson succeeded the writer Artur Lundkvist to Chair number 18.
- In the 1980s, she wrote essays and introductions on French authors.
- Frostenson has been a member of the editorial team of the literary calendar ‘Halifax‘ and runs a Forum gallery together with her husband, Jean-Claude Arnault.
- Her Forum gallery became an important meeting place for authors, musicians, and artists in the late 1980s.
- In 2018, her husband was convicted on charges of rape. On this account, she voluntarily stepped down as a member of the Swedish Academy.
- Frostenson has written many poems and novels such as Rena land (1980), I det gula (1985), 4 monodramer (1990), Tankarna (1994), Endura (2002), etc.
- Katarina Frostenson is a niece of Swedish hymn writer Anders Frostenson.