Åsa Nelvin(1951-1981)

Åsa Nelvin, born June 3, 1951, in Gothenburg, Sweden, dead August 16, 1981, in Gothenburg, Sweden, was a Swedish writer and actress. She has been described as something of a wonder child. As a little girl, she wrote fairy tales, made paintings, storyboards and small dollhouse-like installations. Åsa Nelvin was only 15 years old when she was accepted to the Gothenburg Academy of Drama and became the school's youngest student ever. In 1968, she leaves her drama class, delivers the script of her first book to her publisher Rabén&Sjögren, and lands a major part in the TV-series "Laid Off / Friställd" produced by SVT. Over the years her writing turns hyper realistic and darker, more absurd and surreal, even grotesque. Her style is related to writers like Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Elfriede Jelinek. Throughout her life, she is plagued by deep depression and delusions. Åsa Nelvin ends her life during the summer of 1981.