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Elizabeth Strout

Forfatterbiografi

Elizabeth Strout (født 6. januar 1956 i Portland, Maine) er en amerikansk forfatter kendt for romaner og novelleforløb med dybdepsykologiske personer og et nøgternt, empatisk blik på menneskelige relationer. Hendes værker er ofte forankret i små bysamfund, hvor fortid og sorg påvirker både valg og identitet. Strout debuterede som romanforfatter med realistiske fortællinger og udviklede siden en tydelig signatur gennem sammenhængende persongallerier, hvor både satirisk afstand og sårbarhed kommer til udtryk. Gennem Lucy Barton-universet har Strout løftet det personlige drama op i bredere erkendelser om længsel og forsoning; My Name Is Lucy Barton (2016) er et centralt eksempel. Hun fik sit store gennembrud i internationalt format, da Olive Kitteridge blev tildelt Pulitzer Prize for Fiction i 2009. Strouts prisbelønnede betydning for litteraturen ligger i hendes evne til at skabe fortællinger, der bevæger sig i langsomt tempo, men som rammer følelsesmæssigt skarpt og dermed har præget samtidslitteraturen med en tilbageholdt, men kraftfuld stemme.

Bøger af Elizabeth Strout

'My Name Is Lucy Barton'
'My Name Is Lucy Barton'

Lydbog | n/a

Brought to you by Penguin.A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE & THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONAn exquisite story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive KitteridgeLucy is recovering from an

'Mit navn er Lucy Barton'
'Mit navn er Lucy Barton'

Lydbog | Dansk

Lucy Barton har svært ved at genvinde kræfterne efter en blindtarmsoperation. Hendes mor, som hun ikke har talt med i næsten tyve år, kommer og besøger hende på hospitalet på Manhattan. Småsladder om familie og bekendte fra den lille by i Illinois, hvor L

'Alt er muligt'
'Alt er muligt'

Lydbog | Dansk

Alt er muligt er et rørende portræt af mennesker i en provinsby i Midtvesten. En håndfuld uforglemmelige karakterer, som forsøger at orientere sig i livet og håndtere længsel, kærlighed, sorg og svigt. Elizabeth Strout skrev Alt er muligt sideløbende med

'Anything is Possible'
'Anything is Possible'

Lydbog | Engelsk

Brought to you by Penguin.From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling and Booker long-listed author of My Name is Lucy BartonRecalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotio

'Oh William!'
'Oh William!'

Lydbog | Engelsk

Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-longlisted, bestselling author returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in a luminous novel about love, loss, and the fa

'Tell Me Everything'
'Tell Me Everything'

Lydbog | Engelsk

Brought to you by Penguin.THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING, BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHORSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025It's autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmes

'Lucy by the Sea'
'Lucy by the Sea'

Bog | Engelsk

'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own' Hilary Mantel FROM THE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR 'It is a gift in this life that we do not know what awaits us' In March 2020 Lucy Barton'

'Tell Me Everything'
'Tell Me Everything'

Bog | Engelsk

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING, BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025 'Stunning, deeply felt and profoundly intelligent' Guardian Its autumn in Maine, and the t

'Olive, igen'
'Olive, igen'

Lydbog | Dansk

Elizabeth Strouts ikoniske og elskede karakter fraOlive Kitteridgeer tilbage i denne selvstændige efterfølger, Olive, igen.Som alderdommen nærmer sig, ændrer Olives liv sig. Hun ser frem mod et liv uden sin mandHenry, med den ensomhed, som alderdommen kan

'My Name Is Lucy Barton'
'My Name Is Lucy Barton'

Bog | Engelsk

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE & THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION An exquisite story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge Lucy is recovering from an operation in a New Yor

'Anything is Possible'
'Anything is Possible'

Bog | Engelsk

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling and Booker long-listed author of My Name is Lucy Barton Recalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole r

'Olive, Again'
'Olive, Again'

Bog | Engelsk

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name is Lucy Barton 'A terrific writer' Zadie Smith 'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own' Hilary Ma

'Oh William!'
'Oh William!'

Bog | Engelsk

In "Oh William!" Elizabeth Strout continues her series about Lucy Barton and her life of love, loss and family secrets. Lucy Barton lives in New York as a successful writer and mother to two adult daughters. She is trying to find the balance in

'Abide With Me'
'Abide With Me'

Bog | Engelsk

A beautiful new edition of one of acclaimed writer Elizabeth Strout's much-loved novels Katherine is only five-years-old. Struck dumb with grief at her mother's death, it is down to her father, the heartbroken minister Tyler Caskey, to bring his d

'Amy & Isabelle'
'Amy & Isabelle'

Bog | Engelsk

A beautiful new edition of Elizabeth Strout's tender, brilliant debut novel Isabelle Goodrow has been living in self-imposed exile with her daughter Amy for 15 years. Shamed by her past and her affair with Amy's father she has submerged herself in

'The Burgess Boys'
'The Burgess Boys'

Bog | Engelsk

From the author of Tell Me Everything , My Name is Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge : a gorgeous new edition of Elizabeth Strout's celebrated novel The Burgess Boys Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim a

'Olive Kitteridge'
'Olive Kitteridge'

Bog | Engelsk

The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge from the author of Olive, Again and Oh William! Olive Kitteridge: indomitable, compassionate, and often unpredictable. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine, as Olive grows older, she

'Olive, Again'
'Olive, Again'

Bog | Engelsk

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout continues the life of her beloved Olive Kitteridge, a character who has captured the imaginations of millions. "Strout managed to make me love this strang

'Anything Is Possible'
'Anything Is Possible'

Bog | Engelsk

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss in this new work of fiction by #1 bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout. Winner of The Story Prize • A Washington Post an

'Oh William!'
'Oh William!'

Bog | Engelsk

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they've come from--and what they've left behind. BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST - ONE OF TH

'Lucy by the Sea'
'Lucy by the Sea'

Bog | Engelsk

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a poignant, pitch-perfect novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown--and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to

'Tell Me Everything'
'Tell Me Everything'

Bog | Engelsk

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a "stunner" ( People ) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. "

'The Burgess Boys'
'The Burgess Boys'

Bog | Engelsk

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Includes Elizabeth Strout's never-before-published essay about the origins of The Burgess Boys NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Good Housekeeping Elizabeth Strout "a

'Mit navn er Lucy Barton'
'Mit navn er Lucy Barton'

Bog | Dansk

Genudgivelse i nyt design. Lucy Barton ligger i en hospitalsseng og er ved at komme sig efter operation. En dag sidder hendes mor ved fodenden af sengen de har ikke set hinanden i mange år.Historierom familie og bekendte fra den lille by i Illinois, hvor

'Alt er muligt'
'Alt er muligt'

Bog | Dansk

Genudgivelse i nyt design. Alt er muligt er et rørende portræt af mennesker i en provinsby i Midtvesten. En håndfuld uforglemmelige karakterer, som forsøger at orientere sig i livet og håndtere længsel, kærlighed, sorg og svigt. ElizabethStroutskrev Alt e

'Olive Kitteridge'
'Olive Kitteridge'

Bog | Dansk

"Olive Kitteridge" er Elizabeth Strouts charmerende fortællinger om den pensionerede skolelærer Olives liv i en lille amerikansk flække. Olive er langt fra perfekt. Hverken som mor, hustru eller ven. Olive skåner ingen for sandheden eller for si

'Mit Blick aufs Meer'
'Mit Blick aufs Meer'

Bog | Tysk

In Crosby, einer kleinen Stadt an der Küste von Maine, ist nicht viel los. Doch sieht man genauer hin, ist jeder Mensch eine Geschichte und Crosby die ganze Welt. Und Olive Kitteridge, eine pensionierte Mathelehrerin, sieht sehr genau hin. Sie kann stur u

Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge

Bog | Engelsk

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Oprah's Book Club pick Olive, Again "Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge . . . . You'll n

'Tell Me Everything'
'Tell Me Everything'

Bog | Engelsk

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING, BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025 'Stunning, deeply felt and profoundly intelligent' Guardian Its autumn in Maine, and the t

'Lucy by the Sea *(HB)'
'Lucy by the Sea *(HB)'

Bog | Engelsk

From Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout, comes Lucy by the Sea, a novel featuring Lucy Barton, the indomitable heroine of My Name is Lucy Barton and Oh William! Lucy is uprooted from her life in New York City and

'The Things We Never Say'
'The Things We Never Say'

Bog | Engelsk

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2026 A BARACK OBAMA 2026 SUMMER READING LIST PICK The stunning new novel about love, loneliness and new beginnings from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of My Name is Lucy Barton, Elizab

'Mit navn er Lucy Barton'
'Mit navn er Lucy Barton'

Bog | Dansk

Lucy Barton har svært ved at genvinde kræfterne efter en blindtarmsoperation. Hendes mor, som hun ikke har talt med i næsten tyve år, kommer og besøger hende på hospitalet på Manhattan. Småsladder om familie og bekendte fra den lille by i Illinois, hvor L

'Åh William!'
'Åh William!'

Bog | Dansk

"åh William!" er Elizabeth Strouts tredje roman om Lucy Bartons største kærlighed og smertefulde sorg over at miste. Lucy er nu et sted i 60'erne. Hendes anden mand, David, er død for kort tid siden, og hun mindes nu deres ægteskab, men også

'Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book Club'
'Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book Club'

Bog | Engelsk

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. With her "extraordinary capacity for radical empathy" ( The Boston Globe

'Alt er muligt'
'Alt er muligt'

Bog | Dansk

Alt er muligt er et rørende portræt af mennesker i en provinsby i Midtvesten. En håndfuld uforglemmelige karakterer, som forsøger at orientere sig i livet og håndtere længsel, kærlighed, sorg og svigt. Elizabeth Strout skrev Alt er muligt sideløbende med

'Olive, igen'
'Olive, igen'

Bog | Dansk

I "Olive, igen" fortæller Elizabeth Strout nye historie om hendes elskede og særegne karakter Olive Kitteridge, som nu nærmer sig alderdommen. Med "Olive, igen" får vi 13 nye historier fra Elizabeth Strout om den charmerende Olive Kitt

'Amy og Isabelle'
'Amy og Isabelle'

Bog | Dansk

Der er hedebølge i den lille søvnige by Shirley Falls i sommeren 1970. I den kvælende varme udspiller der sig et drama hjemme hos alenemoren Isabelle. Hendes knap sekstenårige datter Amy bliver indblandet i en skandale der får rygterne til at svirre i den

'Fortæl mig alt'
'Fortæl mig alt'

Bog | Dansk

Det er efterår i den lille by Crosby i Maine, og byens advokat Bob Burgess bliver viklet ind i en mordefterforskning, da han skal forsvare en ensom og isoleret mand som er anklaget for at have dræbt sin mor. Det der begynder som et professionelt ansvar ud