Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 78 (1997) Winner
Per Wästberg
ペール・ヴェストベリ
Pēru Vesutoberi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-11-20 （Stockholm）
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish, English
- Residence History
- Stockholm
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, poet
- Active Years
- 1949-2024
- Affiliations
- Dagens Nyheter, Swedish Academy
- Memberships
- Swedish Academy, PEN International, Amnesty International
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppsala University | — | Literature | 文学学位 | — | Sweden |
| Östra Real | — | — | — | — | Sweden |
Uppsala University
Literature
Degree:
文学学位
Country:
Sweden
Östra Real
Country:
Sweden
Awards & Nominations
August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2001) Winner
Works
Major Works
Anders Sparrmans resa: en biografisk roman
2008 Biographical novelA biographical novel about Swedish naturalist Anders Sparrman, the first zoologist to study the two African rhinoceros species.
African explorationScientific discovery
Bibliography
- Pojke med såpbubblor (1949)
- Ett gammalt skuggspel (1952)
- Halva kungariket (1955)
- Arvtagaren (1958)
- Vattenslottet (1968)
- Luftburen (1969)
- Jordmånen (1972)
- Eldens skugga (1986)
- Bergets källa (1987)
- Ljusets hjärta (1991)
- Vindens låga (1993)
- Anders Sparrmans resa: en biografisk roman (2008)
Translations by Author
- The case against Portugal – Angola and Mozambique (1965)
- Assignments in Africa (1986)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Chronicler of StockholmTravel literature on Africa
- Recurring Motifs
- Human rightsAfricaThird World
Legacy
Prominent Swedish writer, member of the Swedish Academy since 1997, Nobel Literature Committee member, known for Africa-focused works and human rights activism.
Trivia
- Banned from South Africa due to anti-Apartheid book.
- Resigned from Amnesty International in 2022 over Ukraine report.