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Ernst Didring

えるんすと・でぃどりんぐ

Erunsuto Didoringu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1868-10-18 (Stockholm, Sweden)
Died
1931-10-13 (Stockholm, Sweden) age 62
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Stockholm, Sweden

Career

Occupations
Author, Office clerk at Swedish railways, Leader of Swedish Red Cross for prisoners of war, Leader of Sweden's writers society
Active Years
1914-1931
Affiliations
Swedish State Railways, Swedish Red Cross, Sweden's writers society
Memberships
Sweden's writers society

Awards

Samfundet De Nio grand prize
1931
Organization: Samfundet De Nio
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pioneers (Malm 1)

1914 Naturalism

Detailed description of the construction of the railway from Kiruna to Narvik.

Northern Sweden development

The Mountain's Song (Malm 2)

1920 Naturalism

Portrays work in the mining company.

Mining laborIndustrialization

Speculators (Malm 3)

1925 Naturalism

Describes shareholders of the iron companies in Stockholm – the ups and downs before World War I.

Financial speculationSocial change

Grålöga Trilogy

1925 Naturalism

Former life in the Stockholm archipelago (1925–27).

Archipelago lifeTraditional society

The World's Spider

1925 Naturalism

Paints a picture of life in Swedish society around 1900.

Social depictionInternational aspects

The Dark Blue Stamp

1932 Naturalism

Paints a picture of life in Swedish society around 1900.

Social depiction

Style & Themes

Literary Style
NaturalismDetailed social depictionRealism
Recurring Motifs
Life in early 20th-century SwedenIndustrialization and laborSocial classes

Legacy

Early 20th-century author who wrote mainly of life in Sweden in a naturalist style. Best known for the Malm trilogy, well-recognized in Germany.