Torsten Pettersson (born 9 July 1955) is a Finnish-Swedish author, poet and professor.
Born in Turku, Finland, Pettersson lives in Uppsala, Sweden where he works as a professor of literature at Uppsala University. In 1982 he graduated from Åbo Academy with a work about Joseph Conrad.[1] He has also been professor in literature and aesthetics at Helsingfors University and in 1994 he started working as professor in Uppsala full time.[2]
- ^ Pettersson, Torsten, Consciousness and time: a study in the philosophy and narrative technique of Joseph Conrad, Acta Academiae Aboensis. Ser. A, Humaniora, 0355-578X ; 61:1, 1982, Åbo akad., Åbo ISBN 951-648-809-9 libris=7908112
- ^ Uppsala Universitet: Torsten Pettersson – Academic Biography and Curriculum Vitae Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (version January 2009)