Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
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Edition 13 (1929) Winner
Per Hallström
ペール・ハルストレム
Pēru Harusutoremu
Aliases:
Per August Leonard Hallström
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1866-09-29 （Stockholm）
- Died
- 1960-02-18 （Nacka） age 93
- Nationality
- スウェーデン, スウェーデン人
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Stockholm, Sweden → London, United Kingdom → Chicago, United States → Nacka, Sweden
Career
- Occupations
- dramatist, poet, short story writer, chemist
- Active Years
- 1895-1960
- Affiliations
- Swedish Academy
- Memberships
- Swedish Academy (Seat No. 14), Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy (1931-1941), Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature (1922-1946)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Purpur
1895 short story collectionCollection of short stories combining profound compassion with sensitive awareness of beauty.
compassionbeauty
Thanatos
1900 short story collectionShort stories themed around death.
Death
The Falcon
1950 short storyStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- profound compassion with sensitive awareness of beauty
Legacy
Member of the Swedish Academy, served as Permanent Secretary and Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature. Known for short stories.
In Popular Culture
- Grandfather of writer Anders Hallström.
Trivia
- Served as Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature from 1922 to 1946.