Per Olov Enquist

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Per Olov Enquist
Swedish
Period1961–2020
Notable workThe Visit of the Royal Physician
Enquist presenting himself at the Gothenburg bookfair in 2012.

Per Olov Enquist, also known as P. O. Enquist, (23 September 1934 – 25 April 2020)[1] was a Swedish author.[2] He had worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist.

Biography

Enquist was born and raised in Hjoggböle, a village in present-day Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten. He was the only son of a single mother, who became a widow when he was half a year old. In his youth, he was a promising athlete with a high jump personal best of 1.97 meters.[3] He studied at Uppsala University, receiving a degree in the history of literature.[4]

During his time in Uppsala he started writing, his first novel Kristallögat being published in 1961, and became a newspaper journalist.

Legionärerna, his account of Sweden's deportation of Baltic-country soldiers at the end of the second world war which also became his international breakthrough.[3][5] He would write several more books based on true events, including Kapten Nemos bibliotek (1991) about Bureåfallet [sv] where two newly born boys were accidentally switched, Livläkarens besök (1999), Lewis resa (2001) about Pentecostalist Lewi Pethrus, and Boken om Blanche och Marie (2004) about Marie Curie and mental patient Marie "Blanche" Wittman.[6][7][8] Enquist's first stage play was Tribadernas natt (1975), a story about Swedish author August Strindberg, his soon-to-be ex-wife Siri von Essen, and von Essen's presumed lover Marie David [sv].[9][10][11]

Awards for his writing have included the

Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize in 2010.[3]

Enquist died on 25 April 2020 after a prolonged struggle with cancer.[18][19]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Författaren PO Enquist är död". Sveriges Television. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Österrikiskt kulturpris till P.O. Enquist". Nyheter (in Swedish). 26 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Författaren P O Enquist är död – blev 85 år gammal". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^
    ISSN 1101-2412
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  5. ^ a b c d e "Författaren PO Enquist är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "P.O. Enquist". Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b TT/Ekot. "Författaren P O Enquist är död". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. ISBN 978-91-1-309987-3
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  9. ^ a b c d e f "Per Olov Enquist". www.norstedts.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Tribadernas natt". teaterstockholm.se. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  11. ISSN 1101-2412
    . Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  13. ^ Flaiano, Premi. "Flaiano International Awards Winners year 2002". en.premiflaiano.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Svenska Akademiens nordiska pris". www.svenskaakademien.se. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Il Capitano (1991)". Swedish Film Institute. 17 March 2014.
  16. ^ "The Visit of the Royal Physician, Per Olov Enquist, trans. Tiina". The Independent. 12 April 2003. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  17. ISSN 1101-2412
    . Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  18. ^ "P O Enquist är död – blev 85 år". Dagens Nyheter. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Acclaimed Swedish author Per Olov Enquist dies". BBC News. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h Lundqvist, Olle (26 April 2020). "P O Enquist har avlidit – han blev 85 år gammal – Norran". www.norran.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  21. ^ "KULTUR: Han förenade politiken och konsten". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Politiken hos Enquist". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  23. ISSN 1101-2412
    . Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Per Olov Enquist: Den tredje grottans hemlighet". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). November 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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