Sune series
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The Sune series is a series of childrens
/youth books by Swedish
writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson
. The books have been published since 1984. The Sune books are set in fictional town of Glimmerdagg in Sverige, which just like Berts hometown Öreskoga
is located somehwere between Karlskoga
-Örebro
. There is Söderskolan, for the grades 1-6. The Sune books are told in the third person perspective and using the present tense, while Bert is told as a first person narrative.
, and the third book, Självklart, Sune, also sees the birth of his little sister Isabelle. His complete name is Karl Sune Rudolf Andersson. Rudolf works in an occie, Karin in a library
.
Just like Bert, Sune is interested in girls, and Sune also refers to himself as a "girl charmer" (in Swedish: "tjejtjusare"). His girlfriend and childhood friend is Sophie Blixt, but Sune even shows the interest for other girls, as long as they aren't evil.
. Not much has happened since he attended the 1st grade. Once day Anders heard local radio
wanting a radio program allowed to be about everything, just it had local connection. Anders wrote an episode about Sune, recorded it in his own studio, sending it to SR Örebro. The episode became popular, and the radio asked for an entire Sune series in the Örebro local radio. Anders wrote more episode, and soon angry listeners from the entire district called demanding to hear the continutation of "Sagan om Sune" (the "Fairytale About Sune"). Soon, Sune could be heard al across the districts. Several people were listening to Sune, both in the workplace and at home. Sune was a 7 year old boy in the 1st grade. His friend was Joakim Fröberg. Sune was not the "tough guy" who used to fight
or play soccer. Instead, he was more interested into girls.
Local book publishing company "Hegas" contacted Anders Jacobsson asking to publish the book. Sören Olsson illustrated the book boken "Sagan om Sune", published in time for Christmas
1984. The second book was, "Sune börjar tvåan" ("Sune Starts the Second Grade") from 1985, where Sören Olsson also begun writing. The 3rd book, "Självklart, Sune" ("Of Course, Sune"), was released in 1986 crediting them both as as writers. The book "Sune och Svarta Mannen" ("Sune and the Black Man"), was released in 1989 and was thought to complete the Sune series, giving space for the two year old Bert series. But instead, both series continued leaping parallel.
Two television Christmas calendars
are based on the Sune books: Sunes jul from 1991 and Håkan Bråkan
from 2003. In 1998, Familjen Anderssons sjuka jul was the radio calendar. A feature film opened in 1993, based on the book Sunes sommar
, and the film Håkan Bråkan & Josef opened in 2004.
Blixt family:
Sune's classmates:
Other characters:
Children's literature
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/youth books by Swedish
Sweden
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writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson
Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson
Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson are two Swedish-born cousins who are writers of children's literature and young-adult fiction. They are best known for their books about Sune and Bert...
. The books have been published since 1984. The Sune books are set in fictional town of Glimmerdagg in Sverige, which just like Berts hometown Öreskoga
Öreskoga
Öreskoga is a fictional town in Sweden, where most of the Bert-diaries take place. Bert Ljung lives in Öreskoga, at Klosterstigen 18. In the books, he lives in a three floors high house with six flats, while he in the TV series live in a high-rise apartment building, similar to those in Hagalund...
is located somehwere between Karlskoga
Karlskoga
Karlskoga is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality in Örebro County, Sweden with 27,500 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:It is located at the northern shore of lake Möckeln, and the small settlement was initially called Möckelns bodar...
-Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
. There is Söderskolan, for the grades 1-6. The Sune books are told in the third person perspective and using the present tense, while Bert is told as a first person narrative.
Sune
Sune Andersson is a Swedish schoolboy, living in a two two-storey single family house with his father Rudolf, his mother Karin, his big sister Anna and his little brother Håkan "Bråkan"Håkan Bråkan
Håkan Andersson, nicknamed Håkan Bråkan, is the younger brother of Sune, the main character in the Swedish Sune series, a series of books. In these books, Sune find Håkan very annoying and gives him the nickname "Håkan Bråkan" which roughly translates to Håkan the Troublemaker...
, and the third book, Självklart, Sune, also sees the birth of his little sister Isabelle. His complete name is Karl Sune Rudolf Andersson. Rudolf works in an occie, Karin in a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
.
Just like Bert, Sune is interested in girls, and Sune also refers to himself as a "girl charmer" (in Swedish: "tjejtjusare"). His girlfriend and childhood friend is Sophie Blixt, but Sune even shows the interest for other girls, as long as they aren't evil.
Background
Back in 1983 Anders Jacobsson worked at a school in KarlskogaKarlskoga
Karlskoga is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality in Örebro County, Sweden with 27,500 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:It is located at the northern shore of lake Möckeln, and the small settlement was initially called Möckelns bodar...
. Not much has happened since he attended the 1st grade. Once day Anders heard local radio
Local radio
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wanting a radio program allowed to be about everything, just it had local connection. Anders wrote an episode about Sune, recorded it in his own studio, sending it to SR Örebro. The episode became popular, and the radio asked for an entire Sune series in the Örebro local radio. Anders wrote more episode, and soon angry listeners from the entire district called demanding to hear the continutation of "Sagan om Sune" (the "Fairytale About Sune"). Soon, Sune could be heard al across the districts. Several people were listening to Sune, both in the workplace and at home. Sune was a 7 year old boy in the 1st grade. His friend was Joakim Fröberg. Sune was not the "tough guy" who used to fight
Violence
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or play soccer. Instead, he was more interested into girls.
Local book publishing company "Hegas" contacted Anders Jacobsson asking to publish the book. Sören Olsson illustrated the book boken "Sagan om Sune", published in time for Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
1984. The second book was, "Sune börjar tvåan" ("Sune Starts the Second Grade") from 1985, where Sören Olsson also begun writing. The 3rd book, "Självklart, Sune" ("Of Course, Sune"), was released in 1986 crediting them both as as writers. The book "Sune och Svarta Mannen" ("Sune and the Black Man"), was released in 1989 and was thought to complete the Sune series, giving space for the two year old Bert series. But instead, both series continued leaping parallel.
Two television Christmas calendars
Julkalendern
Julkalendern or Adventskalendern is an annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series broadcast by Sweden's national television broadcasting company Sveriges Television , since 1960 and has developed into a living part of contemporary Swedish yuletide tradition.Every series consists of 24...
are based on the Sune books: Sunes jul from 1991 and Håkan Bråkan
Håkan Bråkan
Håkan Andersson, nicknamed Håkan Bråkan, is the younger brother of Sune, the main character in the Swedish Sune series, a series of books. In these books, Sune find Håkan very annoying and gives him the nickname "Håkan Bråkan" which roughly translates to Håkan the Troublemaker...
from 2003. In 1998, Familjen Anderssons sjuka jul was the radio calendar. A feature film opened in 1993, based on the book Sunes sommar
Sunes sommar
Sunes sommar is a 1993 Swedish comedy film directed by Stephan Apelgren. It is based on the novel with the same name, the eighth in the book series about Sune, written by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson.-Plot:...
, and the film Håkan Bråkan & Josef opened in 2004.
Television series
The animated television Series consists of a 9 year old Sune. Sophie acts more like a tomboy, and Sune doesn't seem to have fallen in love with her. They have a friend, Herman, an intelligent but more silent guy.Books
- 1984 – Sagan om Sune ("The Tale About Sune")
- 1985 – Sune börjar tvåan ("Sune Starts the Second Grade")
- 1986 – Självklart, Sune ("Of Course, Sune")
- 1989 – Sune och Svarta Mannen ("Sune and the Dark Man")
- 1989 – Tjejtjusaren Sune ("Sune, the Girl Charmer")
- 1991 – Duktigt, Sune! ("Well Done, Sune!")
- 1992 – Sunes jul ("Sune's Christmas")
- 1994 – Sunes sommar ("Sune's Summer")
- 1994 – Supersnuten Sune ("The Super Cop Sune")
- 1995 – Sune älskar Sophie ("Sune Loves Sophie")
- 1996 – Sunes hjärnsläpp ("Sune's Brain Drop")
- 1997 – Sunes hemligheter ("Sune's Secrets")
- 1997 – Gult är fult, Sune ("Yellow is Ugly, Sune")
- 1998 – Plugghästen Sune ("Sune, the Swot")
- 1998 – Sune och familjen Anderssons sjuka jul ("Sune and the Andersson Family's Sick Christmas")
- 1999 – Sune och klantpappan]]| ("Sune and the Clumsy Father")
- 2000 – Sunes största kärlekar ("Sune's Greatest Loves")
- 2001 – Släkten är värst, Sune]]| ("Meet the Parents, Sune")
- 2002 – Sune och Mamma Mysko ("Sune and the Weird Mother")
- 2003 – Sune och Tant Tonåring ("Sune and the Teenage Lady")
- 2004 – Allt är guld, Sune ("Everything is Golden, Sune")
- 2005 – Sune och syster vampyr ("Sune and the Vampire Sister")
- 2006 – Spik och panik Sune ("Nails and Panic, Sune")
- 2007 – Fy katten, Sune ("Red Cats, Sune")
- 2008 – Sunes tusen tjusarknep ("Sune's Thousand Charming Tricks")
- 2009 – Sune i Grekland ("Sune in Greece")
- 2010 – Skämtaren Sune ("Sune the Joker")
- 2011 – Sunes skolresa ("Sune's School Trip")
Characters
Andersson family:- Sune
- Mother Karin
- Father Rudolf
- Big sister Anna (4 years older than Sune)
- Little brother Håkan "Bråkan" (2 years younger than Sune)
- Little sister Isabelle (born in book 3, Självklart, Sune), 9 years younger than Sune
Blixt family:
- Sune's girlfriend Sophie Blixt
- Mother Yvonne
- Father Ragnar
- Håkan's friend Pär "Päron"
Sune's classmates:
- Sune's best friend Joakim Fröberg
- Maria Perez
Other characters:
- Sune's "lågstadium" teacher Ulla-Lena Frid