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Gösta Ågren

ゲースタ・アグレン

Gösta Ågren

Aliases: Sven Gösta Ågren

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1936-08-03 (Nykarleby)
Died
2020-06-24 age 83
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Ostrobothnia

Career

Occupations
author, poet
Active Years
1960-2020
Influenced
Leo Ågren, Erik Ågren

Awards

Finlandia Prize
1988
Work: Jär
Category:
Organization: Finnish Literature Society
Result: winner
Swedish Academy Finland Prize
2011
Organization: Swedish Academy
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Jär

1988 poetry collection

Poetry collection referring to Ostrobothnia.

Ostrobothniarural proletariat

Timmermannen

poetry collection

Poetry collection referencing the Gospel of Mark, 'The Carpenter'.

Gospel of Mark

Bibliography

  • Ågren, Gösta (1992). _A Valley in the Midst of Violence: Selected Poems_ [_En dal i våldet_].

Style & Themes

Literary Style
left-wing sympathiesautobiographical rural themesphilosophical poetry
Recurring Motifs
Ostrobothniaproletariat

Legacy

Prominent Finland-Swedish author and poet, winner of the Finlandia Prize for _Jär_ in 1988.

In Popular Culture

  • A line from one of his poems, 'Don’t worry, it will never work out,' was printed on t-shirts by Books from Finland and became popular.

Quotes

  • Don’t worry, it will never work out.
    Source: one of his poems

Trivia

  • His brothers Leo and Erik were also writers.
  • Praised the literary values of the Gospel of Mark.