Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
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Edition 31 (1949) Winner
Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
フリチョフ・ニルソン・ピラーテン
Furichofu Niruson Pirāten
Aliases:
Nils Fritiof Adam Nilsson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1895-12-04 （Vollsjö）
- Died
- 1972-01-31 （Malmö） age 76
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Skåne
Career
- Occupations
- author, lawyer
- Active Years
- 1932-1972
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lund University | — | Faculty of Law | lawyer | — | Sweden |
Lund University
Faculty of Law
Degree:
lawyer
Country:
Sweden
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bombi Bitt och jag
1932 satirical novelA Scanian Tom Sawyer-like story.
Skånesatirehumor
Adaptations
- [film] Bombi Bitt (1936)
- [TV series] Bombi Bitt (1968)
Bock i örtagård
1933 novelAn illiterate horse-dealer bullies his way into a church-wardenship.
Skånesatire
Adaptations
- [film] Bock i örtagård (1958)
Bokhandlaren som slutade bada
1937 novelA tragic story of a sensitive man marrying unknowingly.
tragedyhumor
Adaptations
- [film] Bokhandlaren som slutade bada (1969)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- understatementnon-literarycolloquial
- Recurring Motifs
- Skåne eccentricsbucolic anecdotestall tales
Legacy
Known for humorous, satirical stories set in Skåne; famous epitaph reflects his style.
In Popular Culture
- Stellan Skarsgård starred in Bombi Bitt TV series
Quotes
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Here below are the ashes of a man who had the habit of putting everything off until tomorrow. But in his last days he improved, and did actually die on 31 January 1972.
Source: Ravlunda cemetery gravestone (1972)
Trivia
- Nickname 'Piraten' (the Pirate) from associating with sailors and farmers.
- Third Bombi Bitt book published posthumously in 1974.