Background
Lugn was born in Tierp, Uppland and was raised in Skövde, Västergötland, and after finishing her academic education she has devoted her time to poetry, as literary critic and a playwright.
Lugn was born in Tierp, Uppland and was raised in Skövde, Västergötland, and after finishing her academic education she has devoted her time to poetry, as literary critic and a playwright.
Since 1972 she has published seven books of poetry. Her plays have been staged at Dramaten (the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre), Stockholm City Theatre, and at Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra. Some of her poetry has been translated into Serbian by Eleonora Luthander.
From 1997 to 2011, she ran the small independent theatre Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra in Stockholm (at the address of Brunnsgatan 4), established by the popular Swedish actor Allan Edwall.
När det utbröt panik i det kollektiva omedvetna (When Panic Broke Out in the Collective Unconscious) 1986 Titta det blöder (Look lieutenant"s Bleeding) 1987 Det vackra blir liksom över (The Beautiful Things Is Kind Of Left Out. American title, "The Hour of the Dog".
Performed in New York and Edinburgh) 1989 Tant Blomma (Aunt Flower. American title, "Aunt Blossom".
Performed in New York) 1993 Idlaflickorna (The Idla Girls) (American title, "The Old Girls at Lake Garda".
Performed in New York) 1993 Silver Star (performed in New York) 1995 De tröstlösa (The Inconsolable) 1997 (written with Allan Edwall) Titta en älg (Look A Moose) 1999 Stulna juveler (Stolen Jewels. Performed in New York) 2000 Eskil Johnassons flyttfirma (Eskil Johnasson"s Mover Business) 2000 Begåvningsreserven (The Talent Reserve) 2002 Kvinnorna vid Svansjön (The Women by The Swan Lake) 2003 Två solstrålar på nya äventyr (Two Sunbeams On New Adventures) 2003 Var är Holger, Harald och Herrman? (Where Are Holger, Harald and Herrman?) 2004 Vera 2005 Det finns ett liv därborta i Vällingby (There Is A Life Over There at Vällingby) 2005 Gråt inte mer, Cecilia. Och inte du heller, Ursula (Don"t Cry Anymore, Cecilia And Not You Either, Ursula) 2005 Katarina den stora (Catherine The Great) 2006 Hjälp sökes (Help Sought) 2013 Hej, det är jag igen (Hi, lieutenant"s Maine Again) 2014.
Much appreciated by the Swedish audience, she touches subjects of loneliness, death and middle-age crises with irony, cynicism and black humour.
Swedish Academy.