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Tomas Tranströmer

Also known as Tomas Gösta Tranströmer

Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015)

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Tomas Tranströmer was a Swedish poet, psychologist, and translator who lived from 1931 to 2015, and is considered one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century. His work matters because he brought a distinctive voice to modern poetry, blending psychological insight with vivid imagery, and his influence extended across multiple languages through his translation work.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature2011
“because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality”

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Instance of: human
Given name: Tomas
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Sweden
Place of death: Stockholm
Occupation: writer
Educated at: Södra Latin
Languages spoken: Swedish
Religion: atheism
Award: Nobel Prize in Literature
Field of work: psychology
Instrument: piano
Official website: tomastranstromer.net
Image: Tomas Tranströmer 2012-05-04 001 (cropped).jpg

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start of work period: 1954-00-00
Commons category: Tomas Tranströmer
date of birth: 1931-04-15
date of death: 2015-03-26
cause of death: stroke
name in kana: トンマス・イェスタ・トラーンストレメル
has works in the collection: Nationalmuseum
writing language: Swedish
manner of death: natural causes
birth name: Tomas Gösta Tranströmer
name in native language: Tomas Tranströmer

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Encyclopedic overview

Tomas Gösta Tranströmer ( Swedish: [ˈtʊ̌mːas ˈjœ̂sːta ˈtrâːnˌstrœmːɛr]; 15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. His poems captured the long winters in Sweden, the rhythm of the seasons and the palpable, atmospheric beauty of nature. Tranströmer's work is also characterized by a sense of mystery and wonder underlying the routine of everyday life, a quality which often gives his poems a religious dimension. He has been described as a Christian poet.

Tranströmer is acclaimed as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since the Second World War. Critics praised his poetry for its accessibility, even in translation. His poetry has been translated into over 60 languages. He received many awards for his poetry, including the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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