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Bo Carpelan was a Finnish poet, translator, children's writer and journalist, born on 25 October 1926 in Helsinki. He held a Doctor of Philosophy degree, was educated at the University of Helsinki, and wrote in Swedish while also speaking Finnish. He worked in Helsinki and was credited with 144 works, including Hon och han and Den svala dagen.
He received the Karl Emil Tollander Prize, the Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, the Swedish Academy Finland Prize and the Nordic Council Literature Prize. He died on 11 February 2011 in Espoo and was buried at Hietaniemi cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1926
- Works
- 144
Top works
- Hon och han
- Dikter från trettio år
- Den svala dagen
- Studier i Gunnar Björlings diktning, 1922-1933
- Gramina
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Key facts
- Born
- Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan , ( 1926-10-25 ) 25 October 1926, Helsinki , Finland
- Died
- 11 February 2011 (2011-02-11) (aged 84), Espoo , Finland
- Language
- Swedish
- Nationality
- Finnish
- Alma mater
- University of Helsinki
- Period
- 1946–2011
- Notable works
- I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa , Urwind , Berg
- Notable awards
- Nordic Council Literature Prize , 1977 I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa , Pro Finlandia Medal , 1980 , Finlandia Prize , 1993 Urwind , 2005 Berg
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gustaf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Helsinki
- Place of death
- Espoo
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Native language
- Swedish
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Image
- Bo Carpelan.jpg
- Work location
- Helsinki
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- Commons category
- Bo Carpelan
- date of birth
- 1926-10-25
- date of death
- 2011-02-11
- place of burial
- Hietaniemi cemetery
- birth name
- Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan
- name in native language
- Bo Carpelan
- writing language
- Swedish
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Encyclopedic overview
Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a Finland-Swedish poet and author. He published his first book of poems, Som en dunkel värme, in 1946, and received his PhD in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories.
In 1997, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. He was the first person to have received the Finlandia Prize twice (in 1993 and 2005). He won the 2006 European Prize for Literature. His other awards include the Pro Finlandia Medal in 1980, the State Literature Prize in 1967, 1970, and 1972, the Nils Holgersson Plaque for children's literature in 1968, and the Nils Ferlin Prize in 1981. His poem, Winter was Hard, was set to music by composer Aulis Sallinen. He also wrote the libretto for Erik Bergman's only opera, Det sjungande trädet.
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