Eyvind Johnson

Eyvind Johnson, (July 29, 1900- August 25, 1976) was a Swedish author. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation

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July 29 - 1900 - August 25 - 1976 - Swedish - Author - Swedish Academy - 1957 - Nobel Prize in Literature - Harry Martinson - 1974

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:for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.

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The choice for Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson in 1974 was very controversial as both were on the Nobel panel themselves and Graham Greene, Saul Bellow and Vladimir Nabokov were the favored candidates that year.

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Graham Greene - Saul Bellow - Vladimir Nabokov

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Johnson was born in Näsberg village, Edefors parish Boden, Norbotten. In Boden they show the small house where he grew up.

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Boden - Norbotten

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His most noted works include Här har du ditt liv! (Here is Your Life!) (1935), Strändernas Svall (Return to Ithaca) (1946) and Hans Nådes Tid (The Days of his Grace) (1960).

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Här har du ditt liv! - Strändernas Svall - Hans Nådes Tid

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