Torgny Lindgren
Gustav Torgny Lindgren (16 June 1938 – 16 March 2017) was a Swedish writer.[1]
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| Born | Gustav Torgny Lindgren 16 June 1938 Raggsjö, Norsjö, Västerbotten, Sweden |
| Died | 16 March 2017 (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1965–2017 |
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| Spouse | Stina |
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Life
Lindgren was the son of Andreas Lindgren and Helga Björk. He studied in Umeå to become a teacher and worked as a teacher until the middle of the 1970s. For several years he was active as a local politician for the Swedish Social Democratic Party. In the 1980s he converted to the Catholic faith.
Lindgren died in Stockholm on 16 March 2017 from stomach cancer, aged 78.[2]
Career
Lindgren began as a poet in 1965 but had to wait until 1982 for his breakthrough, with the novel The Way of a Serpent (Swedish: Ormens väg på hälleberget). Lindgren was translated into more than thirty languages and was one of Sweden's most internationally successful contemporary writers. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1991.
Awards and honors
- 1986 – Prix Femina étranger (for Bathsheba)
- 1995 – The August Prize (for Sweetness)
- 2000 – The Selma Lagerlöf Prize
- 2001 – Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 2002 – Litteris et Artibus
- 2004 – De Nios Stora Pris
References
- ↑ "Chair no. 9 - Torgny Lindgren". Swedish Academy. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ Torgny Lindgren har avlidit. 16 March 2017. http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/torgny-lindgren-har-avlidit/. Retrieved 16 March 2017.