Karl Vennberg
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| Born | Karl Gunnar Vennberg 11 April 1910 Blädinge, Sweden |
| Died | 12 May 1995 (aged 85) Spånga, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1937–1990 |
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Karl Vennberg (11 April 1910 – 12 May 1995) was a
the Bible.[1]
Generally considered a leading Swedish
Bellmanpriset (1960) and the Nordic Council Literature Prize (1972). He was a member of Samfundet De Nio from 1962 and became a honorary doctor at Stockholm University in 1980.[1]
Political views
It has been argued by some, such as poet
Hitler? For me, nazism is, and has always been, the most repulsive thing I have seen in my life." Vennberg was also a member of the Swedish Clarté League, a socialist students' organization which resolutely opposed fascism and nazism in the 1930s and 1940s.[4]
During the early
World Congress of Intellectuals for Peace in Wrocław, Poland, where he was elected to the International Committee of Intellectuals in Defence of Peace.[5]
Awards and honors
Karl Vennberg won a number of literary prizes during his career:
- Samfundet De Nios pris, 1956
- The Bellman Prize, 1960
- Litteraturfrämjandets stora pris, 1963
- The Nordic Council's Literature Prize, 1972
- The Carl Emil Englund Prize, 1979
- The Kellgren Prize, 1979
- The Aniara Prize, 1988
- The Pilot Prize, 1993
- The Gerard Bonnier Prize, 1994
He was also awarded an honorary doctorate at Stockholm University.
References
- ^ a b "Karl Vennberg". Svenskt översättarlexikon.
- ISBN 91-27-07825-6.
- ISBN 91-7566-274-4.
- ^ Paulrud, Anders. "Förtalet av Vennberg". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ ISBN 91-86092-22-7.
Further reading
- Anders Johansson (2000) The negativity of poetry. A study of Karl Vennberg's literary criticism and poetry. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell International. ISBN 91-22-01865-4 (Abstract)
External links
- Karl Vennberg – Albert Bonnier publishing house presentation page (in Swedish)
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