Ellen Mattson

Ellen Mattson (born 22 September 1962) is a Swedish novelist, playwright and literature critic, and a member of the Swedish Academy.

Mattson was born in Uddevalla. She studied literature and language, and also piano at a folk high school in Vadstena. She is a trained librarian, but now works as a full time writer and literature critic. She is currently a member of the Academy's Nobel Committee for Literature.

Selected works Truman Capote och faktaromanen (Thesis at Högskolan i Borås) 1989 Nattvandring 1992 Vägen härifrån 1994 Resenärerna 1998 Poetens liv 1999 Snö 2001 (English translation: Snow 2005) Splendorville 2004 Arves hus 2005 Glädjestranden 2008 Vinterträdet 2012 Tornet och fåglarna 2017 Den svarta månens år 2022