Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
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Edition 32 (1950) Winner
Nils Ferlin
ニルス・フェルリン
Nils Ferlin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1898-12-11 （Karlstad）
- Died
- 1961-10-21 （Uppsala） age 62
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Karlstad → Filipstad → Stockholm → Uppsala
Career
- Occupations
- poet, lyricist, actor
- Active Years
- 1930-1961
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
En döddansares visor
1930 poetrySongs of a death dancer
Barfotabarn
1933 poetryBarefoot children
Lars och Lisa i Stockholm
1937 poetryLars and Lisa in Stockholm
Goggles
1938 poetryMed många kulörta lyktor
1944 poetryWith plenty of colored lanterns
Kejsarens papegoja
1951 poetryThe emperor's parrot
Från mitt ekorrhjul
1957 poetryFrom my squirrel wheel
Bibliography
- En döddansares visor (1930)
- Barfotabarn (1933)
- Lars och Lisa i Stockholm (1937)
- Goggles (1938)
- Med många kulörta lyktor (1944)
- Kejsarens papegoja (1951)
- Från mitt ekorrhjul (1957)
Translations of Works
- English translations by Martin S. Allwood
- English translations by Fred Lane
- English translations by Thord Fredenholm
- English translations by Roger Hinchliffe
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- melancholic but with humorvivid portrayal of central Stockholm
- Recurring Motifs
- urban renewal in Stockholmpopular songs
Legacy
Sold over 300,000 volumes of poetry. Statues erected in Filipstad, Karlstad, and Stockholm.
In Popular Culture
- Statues in Filipstad (sitting on bench), Karlstad (standing on table), Stockholm (lighting cigarette)
Trivia
- Debuted as actor at 17 in Oscar Wilde's Salomé.
- Father worked at Nya Wermlands-Tidningen.
- Associated with Swedish ballad tradition.