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Ulf Gottfrid Stark (12 July 1944 – 13 June 2017) was a Swedish author and screenwriter (he adapted several of his own books for film and wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen).
Stark has collaborated with the illustrators Anna Höglund and Mati Lepp.
From 1989 to 1998 he was an elected member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books.
In 1998 he received the Nordic Children's Book Prize.




Career


Stark was born and grew up in Stureby, Stockholm Municipality, which place features in several of his books. Stark's interest in writing started early; during his time at secondary school he was introduced to writing by his classmate Peter Curman, and in 1964 he wrote his first poetry collection, Ett hål till livet. Following this, Stark's interest in writing for a career was greatly encouraged.
Stark died on 13 June 2017 at the age of 72 after suffering from cancer.




Selected bibliography






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2005 – Can You Whistle, Johanna?, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9780958259828
2021 – Can You Whistle, Johanna?, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781776573264
2005 – My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9780958259811
2007 – My Friend Percy and the Sheik, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9780958272018
2007 – My Friend Percy and Buffalo Bill, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9780958278713
2010 – Fruitloops and Dipsticks, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781877467585
2015 – When Dad Showed Me the Universe, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781927271827
2019 – The Runaways, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781776572342




References






External links


Ulf Stark on www.forfatterweb.dk (Danish)
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Ulf Stark (written on Danish)
Ulf Stark on Bonnier Carlsen's website
Ulf Stark on Gecko Press's website

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