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Gunnar Ekelöf was a Swedish poet, writer, and translator born in Stockholm in 1907. He was educated at Uppsala University and wrote primarily in Swedish, though he also spoke English. His literary work is associated with the Art Nouveau and surrealism movements. Ekelöf was a member of the Swedish Academy and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He received several awards, including the Dobloug Prize, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, Bellman Prize, and Nordic Council Literature Prize. His notable works include *Samlade dikter*, *100 år modern fransk dikt från Baudelaire till surrealismen*, *Tillgivne Gunnar - i all hast Leif*, *Dikter*, and *Dikter 1965-1968*. Ekelöf died in Sigtuna in 1968. He had a significant relationship with Nelly Sachs.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1907
- Died
- 1968
- Works
- 69
Top works
- Samlade dikter
- 100 år modern fransk dikt från Baudelaire till surrealismen
- Tillgivne Gunnar - i all hast Leif
- Dikter
- Dikter 1965-1968
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Key facts
- Born
- Bengt Gunnar Ekelöf , ( 1907-09-15 ) 15 September 1907, Stockholm , Sweden
- Died
- 16 March 1968 (1968-03-16) (aged 60), Sigtuna , Sweden
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Period
- 1932–1968
- Literary movement
- Modernism , Surrealism
- Notable works
- Non Serviam Diwan on the Prince of Emgion
- Spouse
- Gunnel Bergström (1932), Gunhild Flodquist (1942–1951), Ingrid Flodquist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gunnar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Place of death
- Sigtuna
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Uppsala University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Swedish
- Award
- Bellman Prize
- Movement
- surrealism
- Image
- G Ekelöf (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1907-09-15
- date of death
- 1968-03-16
- Commons category
- Gunnar Ekelöf
- member of
- Swedish Academy
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- writing language
- Swedish
- significant person
- Nelly Sachs
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Encyclopedic overview
Bengt Gunnar Ekelöf (15 September 1907 – 16 March 1968) was a Swedish poet and writer. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1958 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in philosophy by Uppsala University in 1958. He won a number of prizes for his poetry.
Life and works
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gunnar Ekelöf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.