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Johan Egerkrans
Johan Egerkrans during the Göteborg Book Fair in September 2014
Born22 March 1978 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttps://www.johanegerkrans.com Edit this on Wikidata

Johan Egerkrans (born 1978[1]) is a Swedish illustrator and author.

Egerkrans has described himself as interested in mythology and animals from a young age.[2] His first book as writer and illustrator, Nordiska Väsen, was published in 2013, and describes creatures from Nordic folklore. He has subsequently released other books, including Nordiska gudar,[1] De odöda,[3] and Drakar.[4][5] He has also illustrated books by J. R. R. Tolkien,[6][7] Astrid Lindgren,[8] and Isaac Bashevis Singer.

In 2020, Nordiska Väsen was adapted into the table-top roleplaying game Vaesen by Free League Publishing.[9] Egerkrans won awards for Best Cover Art, Best Interior Art, and Best Monster at the 2021 ENNIE Awards.[10] Egerkrans also illustrated the new edition of the Swedish classic roleplaying game Drakar & Demoner/Dragonbane.[11]

In 2021, Egerkrans was awarded the Elsa Beskow Plaque for his body of work.[2][12] He has been called "a John Bauer in the 21st century".[2][4]

Select bibliography

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  • Nordiska Väsen, 2013, ISBN 978-91-32-16143-8 ; translated into English as Vaesen : spirits and monsters of Scandinavian folklore, 2017, ISBN 978-91-32-18194-8
  • Nordiska gudar, 2016, ISBN 9789132164118 ; translated into English as Norse gods, 2017, ISBN 978-91-32-19814-4
  • De Odöda, 2018, ISBN 9789132201776 ; translated into English as The Undead, 2018, ISBN 978-91-32-20801-0
  • Drakar, 2021, ISBN 9789132213427 ; translated into English as Dragons, 2021, ISBN 978-91-32-21474-5

References

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  1. ^ a b Harrison, Dick (27 August 2016). "Nordiska gudar – En coffee table-bok som hade glatt Nordens vikingar". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Zandi, Elza (2021-09-09). "Grattis Johan Egerkrans som tilldelas Elsa Beskow-plaketten". Svensk biblioteksförening (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  3. ^ "Tecknaren Johan Egerkrans har samlat världens odöda i den hiskeliga faktaboken "De odöda"". Kulturnytt. Sveriges Radio. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b Paulsson, Johanna (20 November 2021). "Johan Egerkrans tar drakarna på allvar". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ Mellqvist, Gabriel (9 December 2021). "Johan Egerkrans: »Jag dras alltid till det läskiga«". Dagens Industri. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Tolkiens klassiker får nya omslag – Norstedts bokförlag". Norstedts.se (in Swedish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  7. ^ "Tolkien Collector's Guide, Artist Profile – Johan Egerkrans". Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. ^ Hallhagen, Erika (11 October 2020). "Monstertecknare ger nytt liv åt "Mio min Mio"". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. ^ "The Haunting Beauty Of Johan Egerkrans' Art".
  10. ^ "Congratulations to all of the 2021 ENNIE Award Nominees and Winners!". ennie-awards.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Free League Announces Dragonbane RPG at Gen Con".
  12. ^ "Johan Egerkrans får Elsa Beskow-plaketten".
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