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Pär Lagerkvist

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Also known as Pär Fabian Lagerkvist

Swedish writer (1891–1974)

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Pär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish poet, playwright, essayist, and screenwriter. Born in Växjö in 1891, he wrote in Swedish and was educated at Uppsala University. He was a member of the Swedish Academy and held atheism as his worldview.

Lagerkvist received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951. He was also awarded the Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize and the Bellman Prize. His notable works include *Onda sagor*, *Vid lägereld*, and *Let man live*. He died in Danderyd in 1974.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1891
Died
1974
Works
133

Top works

  • Onda sagor
  • Vid lägereld
  • Let man live
  • Colui che poté rivivere la sua vita
  • Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces

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Film & TV

Pär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951.

Known for

  • Året var 1951 — Self (archive footage)2001

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature1951

    “for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questions confronting mankind”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of birth
Växjö
Place of death
Danderyd
Occupation
writer
Educated at
Uppsala University
Languages spoken
Swedish
Religion
atheism
Field of work
literature
Image
Lagerkvist.jpg
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Commons category
Pär Lagerkvist
date of birth
1891-05-23
date of death
1974-07-11
member of
Swedish Academy
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature
writing language
Swedish
described by source
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
name in native language
Pär Lagerkvist
birth name
Pär Fabian Lagerkvist
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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Pär Lagerkvist, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Mariamne / Pår Lagerkvist ; el la sveda tradukis Bertil Nilsson

Mariamne / Pår Lagerkvist ; el la sveda tradukis Bertil Nilsson

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Encyclopedic overview

Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (23 May 1891 – 11 July 1974 ) was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Lagerkvist wrote poetry, plays, novels, short stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from his early 20s to his late 70s. One of his central themes was the fundamental question of good and evil, which he examined through such figures as Barabbas, the man who was freed instead of Jesus, and Ahasuerus, the Wandering Jew. As a moralist, he used religious motifs and figures from the Christian tradition without following the doctrines of a church.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pär Lagerkvist” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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