Eva Lindström – laureate 2022 1
Eva Lindström, Picture book artist Bron (The Brid
ge; Alfabeta, 2020) “An electric drama about a pig, two wolves and the search for a bridge across a river. It is a story about danger and safety, about fear and a longing for security, all filtered through Eva Lindström’s luminous language of words and images. One character is looking for a bridge; others say it needs repair and still others say it doesn’t exist. Lindström’s books are about what lies closest to us, whether we are children or adults. Bron is a story about doubting our world, about the things we see and experience and the constant question of whom we can trust.” Boel Westin, professor emeritus of literature and chair of the jury “There are certain books I just keep coming back to. I skogen by Eva Lindström is one of them. It is about the characters Maggan, Snuten and Trim, who live in the woods. They decide when it will rain and what kind of weather it will be. But do they really? All of a sudden, the birches and the pine trees have gone on holiday, and winter is on the way. A bird turns up who needs taking care of. It’s not really clear what is going on. At the same time, everything feels strangely familiar and safe. For surely it is our lives Eva is writing about. Isn’t it?” Per Gustavsson, illustrator and writer I skogen (In the Woods; Alfabeta, 2008) 13