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Eyvind Johnson (29 July 1900 – 25 August 1976) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer. Regarded as the most groundbreaking novelist in modern Swedish literature [1] he became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in ...
Eyvind Johnson (born July 29, 1900, Svartbjörnsbyn, near Boden, Sweden—died Aug. 25, 1976, Stockholm) was one of the few working-class novelists to bring not only new themes and points of view to Swedish literature but also to experiment with new forms and techniques of the most advanced kind.
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Biographical. Born in 1900 at Svartbjörnsbyn near Boden in the north of Sweden. Parents, Olof Petter J., stonecutter from Värmland, and Cevia Gustafsdotter from Blekinge. There were six children in the family, of whom E.J. was the next youngest.
Eyvind Johnson. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974. Born: 29 July 1900, Svartbjörnsbyn, Sweden. Died: 25 August 1976, Stockholm, Sweden. Residence at the time of the award: Sweden. Prize motivation: “for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom”. Language: Swedish. Prize share: 1/2.
Eyvind Johnson was a proletarian writer who was influenced by the contemporary literary currents of his time. He is regarded as the modern novel art's foremost pioneer in Sweden. He made his debut in 1924 and had his breakthrough in 1930 with the semi-autobiographical novel about Olof .
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Swedish author and journalist Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976) drew on his tumultuous childhood, experiences as a laborer, and left–leaning political views to offer sharp social critique in such novels as Kommentar till Ett stjärnfall (Commentary on a Falling Star) and Hans nådes tid (His Day of Grace), which earned him a Nordic Council ...
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Swedish novelist. Examine the life, times, and work of Eyvind Johnson through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
