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Also known as P. O. Enquist, P.O. Enquist

Swedish writer (1934-2020)

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Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020) was a Swedish writer, playwright, screenwriter, and critic who worked in prose, drama, film, and television. Born in Sjön, Hjoggböle, Bureå, Västerbotten, Sweden, he was educated at Uppsala University. Enquist wrote in Swedish and also spoke German and English. He worked in Berlin and was employed by Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen, and the University of California, Los Angeles.

His notable works include *The Visit of the Royal Physician*, *Dramatik*, *De vijfde winter van de magnetiseur*, *De reis van de voorganger*, *Das Buch von Blanche und Marie*, and *Großvater und die Schmuggler*. Enquist received the Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, the Nordic Council Literature Prize, the Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award, and the Aniara Award. He was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature, the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. Additionally, he participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1934
Died
2020
Works
83

Top works

  • Dramatik
  • De vijfde winter van de magnetiseur
  • De reis van de voorganger
  • Das Buch von Blanche und Marie
  • Großvater und die Schmuggler

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Writing · Sjön, Hjoggböle, Bureå, Västerbotten, Sweden

Per Olov "P.O." Enquist was a Swedish author, playwright and director. His novel "Baltutlämningen/ A Baltic Tragedy" was filmed by Johan Bergenstråhle in 1970.

Known for

  • An Image Maker — Himself2001
  • I lodjurets timma — Self1989
  • The Guldbagge Awards — Self1981
  • The Guldbagge Awards — Self - Best Screenplay winner1981

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1934
Active to
2020
has german audiobooks

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
159
Total plays
6,932

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Per+Olov+Enquist">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Per Olov Enquist

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

    · 2020 · cited 36,548x

  2. The ERA5 global reanalysis

    · 2020 · cited 24,233x

  3. <b>lmerTest</b> Package: Tests in Linear Mixed Effects Models

    · 2017 · cited 20,824x

  4. Tissue-based map of the human proteome

    · 2015 · cited 14,111x

  5. Molecular portraits of human breast tumours

    · 2000 · cited 12,731x

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Key facts

Born
( 1934-09-23 ) 23 September 1934, Hjoggböle, Sweden
Died
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) (aged 85), Vaxholm , Sweden
Occupation
Journalist, playwright and novelist
Language
Swedish
Period
1961–2020
Notable work
The Visit of the Royal Physician

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupation
novelist
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
1972 Summer Olympics
Field of work
essay
Official website
www.perolovenquist.nl
Image
PO Enquist.jpg
Work location
Berlin
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Commons category
P.O. Enquist
date of birth
1934-09-23
writing language
Swedish
date of death
2020-04-25
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Encyclopedic overview

Enquist presenting himself at the Gothenburg bookfair in 2012.

Per Olov Enquist (23 September 1934 – 25 April 2020), also known as P. O. Enquist, was a Swedish author. He worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Per Olov Enquist” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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