Tomas Tranströmer
Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. He was awarded the 1990 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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| Born | Tomas Gösta Tranströmer 15 April 1931 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 26 March 2015 (aged 83) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Poet, psychologist |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
| Period | 1954–2015 |
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| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 |
| Spouse | Monika Bladh |
Tranströmer was born in Stockholm. He was married to Monica Bladh and had two daughters, Emma and Paula. He had a stroke in 1990, leaving him with aphasia and without the use of his right hand.
Tranströmer died after a short illness on 26 March 2015 at his home in Stockholm, aged 83.[1]
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Tranströmer (right) with Iraqi-Swedish artist Modhir Ahmed, 2007
Tranströmer and Barbro Lindgren at the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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References
- ↑ Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer dies aged 83. 27 March 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/27/swedish-poet-thomas-transtromer-dies-age-83. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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