Nordic Council Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1965) Winner
Olof Lagercrantz
オロフ・ラーゲルクランツ
Olof Lagercrantz
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1911-03-10 （Stockholm, Sweden）
- Died
- 2002-07-23 （Ekerö, Sweden） age 91
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Stockholm (birthplace) → Falköping (grew up) → Ekerö (place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Critic, Literary scholar, Editor
- Active Years
- 1935-1996
- Affiliations
- Dagens Nyheter (Head of culture section; Editor-in-Chief)
- Influenced By
- Erik Gustaf Geijer (ancestral influence), August Strindberg (subject of study), Gunnar Ekelöf (friend and subject of study), Dante Alighieri (subject of study), James Joyce (subject of study)
- Influenced
- Swedish literary criticism, David Lagercrantz (son, author)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | PhD | — | Sweden |
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Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Sweden
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Illis quorum | — | — | Government of Sweden | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Honorary Resident of Skaraborg (Skaraborg Academy) | — | — | Skaraborg Academy | 授与 |
Illis quorum
1996
Organization:
Government of Sweden
Result:
受賞
Honorary Resident of Skaraborg (Skaraborg Academy)
2001
Organization:
Skaraborg Academy
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
From Hell to Paradise
1964 Literary study (Dante study)A study of Dante's works and thought presenting Lagercrantz's literary-historical perspectives and interpretations.
Interpretation of classical literatureReligion and literatureExploration of human existence
My First Circle
1982 AutobiographyAn autobiographical recollection of his upper-class childhood and youth, touching on family circumstances and personal struggles.
Memory and familyClass and identity
August Strindberg
1979 Literary study (biography)An important study/biography of August Strindberg's life and works, regarded as a cornerstone in Swedish literary studies.
BiographyHistory of Swedish literature
I Live in Another World, but You Live in the Same
1994 Literary study (Gunnar Ekelöf study)A study of Gunnar Ekelöf's poetry and personality, including perspectives as a friend; a quasi-biographical work.
Poetry analysisPortrait of a friend
Bibliography
- The Dead Bird (1935)
- The Only Summer (1937)
- Trudi (1939)
- From Hell to Paradise (1964)
- August Strindberg (1979)
- My First Circle (1982)
- A Year in the 60s (1990)
- I Live in Another World, but You Live in the Same (1994)
- The Poem of Life on the Other Side (1996)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Critical and scholarly styleBiographical narrationEssayistic reflectionsPolitical and cultural commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- Memory and recollectionLiterary history and author studiesIntersection of politics and culture
Health
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Difficult family mental-health circumstances (mother's mental illness, sister's suicide)His difficult family circumstances from childhood are said to have influenced his reflective and autobiographical themes.
Legacy
An influential critic and editor in 20th-century Swedish literary and cultural debate. As editor-in-chief of Dagens Nyheter he shaped public discussion and, through his literary biographies, helped establish foundations for Swedish literary studies.
Academic Societies
- Skaraborg Academy
Archives
- National Archives of Sweden (related holdings)
In Popular Culture
- Known as a central cultural commentator in the 1960s–70s, generating controversial assessments.
Quotes
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Jag bor i en annan värld, men du bor ju i samma (I live in another world, but you live in the same)
Source: Jag bor i en annan värld, men du bor ju i samma (1994)
Trivia
- His son is the author David Lagercrantz.
- Served as editor-in-chief of Dagens Nyheter from 1960 to 1975.
- Awarded the Illis quorum by the Government of Sweden in 1996.