Harry Martinson | |
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 Harry Martinson | |
| Born | 6 May 1904 Jämshög, Sweden |
| Died | 11 February 1978 (aged 73) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1974 (shared with Eyvind Johnson) |
| Spouses | Moa Martinson (1929–1940) Ingrid Lindcrantz (1942–1978) |
Harry Martinson (6 May 1904 – 11 February 1978) was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos".[1] The choice was controversial, as both Martinson and Johnson were members of the academy.[2]
He has been called "the great reformer of 20th-century Swedish poetry, the most original of the writers called 'proletarian'."[3]
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974". Nobel Foundation.
- ^ Örjan Lindberger "Människan i tiden. Eyvind Johnsons liv och författarskap 1938–1976" Bonniers 1990, pp. 445–447
- ^ "Harry Martinson" (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2012.