Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
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Edition 48 (1966) Winner
Lars Gyllensten
ラーシュ・ギュッレンスタン
Rāsu Gyūrennsutan
Aliases:
Lars Johan Wictor Gyllensten
Pen Names:
Jan Wictor（Used for the first work Camera Obscura in 1946）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921-11-12 （Stockholm）
- Died
- 2006-05-25 （Stockholm） age 84
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Stockholm
Career
- Occupations
- author, physician
- Active Years
- 1946-2006
- Affiliations
- Swedish Academy
- Memberships
- Swedish Academy (Seat No. 14), Nobel Foundation, Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
- Influenced By
- Thomas Mann, Albert Camus
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karolinska Institute | — | Histology | Doctor of Medicine | 1955-1973 | Sweden |
Karolinska Institute
Histology
Degree:
Doctor of Medicine
Period:
1955-1973
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Sweden
Associate professor from 1955 to 1973
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Camera Obscura
1946 Poetry collectionA parody of Swedish modernist 1940s poetry, co-authored with Torgny Greitz.
Modernist parody
Moderna myter
1949 NovelFirst part of the dialectic prose trilogy.
Modern myths
Det blå skeppet
1950 NovelSecond part of the dialectic prose trilogy.
Barnabok
1952 NovelThird part of the dialectic prose trilogy.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dialectic proseModernist parody
Legacy
Member and Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, Chairman of the Nobel Foundation. Described as a Swedish counterpart to Thomas Mann and Albert Camus.
Trivia
- Left the Swedish Academy in 1989 in protest over its lack of support for Salman Rushdie but remained a passive member for life.