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Elin Wägner

エリン・ヴェーグネル

Eリン Vēguner

Aliases: Elin Matilda Elisabet Wägner

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1882-05-16 （Lund）
Died
1949-01-07 age 66
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Lund

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist, pacifist
Active Years
1907-1949
Affiliations
Swedish Academy
Memberships
Swedish Academy (Seat No 15, 1944–1949)
Influenced By
Fredrika Bremer
Influenced
Selma Lagerlöf

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Norrtullsligan

1908 novel

Men and Other Misfortunes

women's emancipation

Pennskaftet

1910 novel

The Penholder

feminism

Väckarklocka

1941 non-fiction

Alarm Clock foresees environmental issues

environmentpeace

Bibliography

  • Från det Jordiska Museet (1907)
  • Norrtullsligan (1908) – Men and Other Misfortunes
  • Pennskaftet (1910) – The Penwoman
  • Helga Wisbeck (1913)
  • Mannen och Körsbären (1914) – The Man and the Cherries
  • Camillas Äktenskap (1915) – Camilla's Marriage
  • Släkten Jerneploogs Framgång (1916)
  • Åsa-Hanna (1918)
  • Kvarteret Oron (1919) – Stormy Corner
  • Den Befriade Kärleken (1919) – The Liberated Love
  • Den Förödda Vingården (1920)
  • Nyckelknippan (1921) – The Bunch of Keys
  • Den Namnlösa (1922) – The Nameless
  • Från Seine, Rhen och Ruhr (1923)
  • Silverforsen (1924) – The Silver Rapids
  • Natten till Söndag (1926)
  • De Fem Pärlorna (1927)
  • Den Odödliga Gärningen (1928)
  • Svalorna Flyga Högt (1929)
  • Korpungen och Jag (1930)
  • Gammalrödja (1931)
  • Dialogen Fortsätter (1932) – The Dialogue Continues
  • Mannen vid min Sida (1933) – The Man by my Side
  • Vändkorset (1934) – The Turnstile
  • Genomskådad (1937) – Unmasked
  • Hemlighetsfull (1938) – Mysterious
  • Tusen År i Småland (1939) – Thousand Years in Småland
  • Fred med Jorden (1940) – At Peace with Earth
  • Väckarklocka (1941) – Alarm Clock
  • Selma Lagerlöf I (1942)
  • Selma Lagerlöf II (1943)
  • Hans Larsson (1944)
  • Vinden Vände Bladen (1947) – The Wind Turned The Pages
  • Spinnerskan (1948)
  • Fredrika Bremer (1949)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
feminist perspectivepacifismenvironmental awareness
Recurring Motifs
women's emancipationpeace movementenvironmental pollution

Legacy

Important feminist pioneer in Sweden alongside Fredrika Bremer. Member of the Swedish Academy.

Trivia

  • Married to John Landquist from 1910 to 1922.
  • Launching editor of Tidevarvet (1924-1927).
  • Founder of the Swedish Rädda Barnen.