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Gustaf Hellström

グスタフ・ヘルストローム

Gusutafu Herusutorōmu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1882-08-28 (Kristianstad)
Died
1953-02-27 (Stockholm) age 70
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Kristianstad → London, Paris, New York City (1906-1935) → Stockholm

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Journalist, Literary critic
Active Years
1906-1953
Affiliations
Dagens Nyheter
Memberships
Swedish PEN (chairman 1936-1942), Swedish Academy (1942-1953, Seat No.18)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Snörmakare Lekholm får en idé

1927 Novel

A family chronicle covering three generations of life in a provincial garrison town.

familyprovincial lifeSwedish society

Stellan Petreus: A Man Without Humour

1921 Fictionalized autobiography

A fictionalized autobiography.

autobiographical elementslack of humor

Legacy

Swedish novelist, journalist, and literary critic. His masterpiece Snörmakare Lekholm får en idé is a family chronicle, and he was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1942.

Academic Societies

  • Swedish Academy

Archives

  • Svenskt biografiskt lexikon
  • Svenska Akademien