Background
Gustafsson, Madeleine was born on July 2, 1937 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Daughter of Joen and Valborg (Holtermann) Lagerberg.
literary critic translator writer
Gustafsson, Madeleine was born on July 2, 1937 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Daughter of Joen and Valborg (Holtermann) Lagerberg.
Born in Gothenburg, Gustafsson graduated in philosophy from Uppsala University in 1961.
She also has an honorary doctorate from Gothenburg University. Gustafssone has worked as a literary critic for various newspapers including Dagens Nyheter. Her translations have included works by Marguerite Duras and Marcel Proust.
In addition to essay collections, she has also published poetry.
In 2013, she was awarded the Swedish Academy"s Translation Prize. Gustafsson was also one of the three screenwriters behind the film Skyddsängeln (1990) which appeared in English as The Guardian Angel.
Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Samfundet De Nio.
Married Lars Gustafsson, February 1962 (divorced January 1982). Children: Joen, Lotten.