Harry Martinson
Harry Martinson (6 May 1904 – 11 February 1978) was a Swedish author, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos".[1]
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| 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) |
Martinson killed himself at a Stockholm hospital by cutting his stomach open with a pair of scissors on 11 February 1978.[2][3]
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The headstone on Martinson's grave in Silverdal, Sollentuna – north of Stockholm
References
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974". Nobel Foundation.
- ↑ Hansson, Anita (31 August 2000). "Martinson begick harakiri" [Martinson committed hara-kiri]. wwwc.aftonbladet.se. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ Gyllensten, Lars (2000). Minnen, bara minnen [Memories, just memories] (in svenska). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag. ISBN 91-0-057140-7. SELIBR 7150260.