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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]
May 2, 2024 · “The Road” Harry Martinson (born May 6, 1904, Jämshög, Swed.—died Feb. 11, 1978, Stockholm) was a Swedish novelist and poet who was the first self-taught, working-class writer to be elected to the Swedish Academy (1949). With Eyvind Johnson he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1974.
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Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Harry Martinson. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974. Born: 6 May 1904, Jämshög, Sweden. Died: 11 February 1978, Stockholm, Sweden. Residence at the time of the award: Sweden. Prize motivation: “for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos”. Language: Swedish. Prize share: 1/2.
Prolific novelist and poet, a self-taught working class writer, who became one of the most important modern exponents of Swedish proletarian literature. Like Melville, Conrad, or the mysterious B. Traven, Harry Martinson spent years at sea before entering the literary world.
Harry Martinson, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.
Harry Martinson was a Swedish author, poet, and former sailor. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 alongside fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson. Martinson's works are characterized by their rich imagery and connection to nature, often reflecting his own experiences at sea.
Feb 12, 1978 · Harry Edmund Martinson, the Swedish poet and novelist who shared the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1974 with Eyvind Johnson, his novelist colleague and countryman, died yesterday in Stockholm...
