Östen Sjöstrand (16 June 1925, Gothenburg – 13 May 2006) was a Swedish poet, writer and translator. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1975[1][2] and was a member of the Academy's Nobel committee between 1979 and 1990.[3]
Biography
editÖsten Sjöstrand gave his introductory speech in the Swedish Academy about the Swedish writer Pär Lagerkvist, who preceded him at the same chair. As a poet he debuted in 1949 with Unio, which was marked by the post-war agony of the Swedish 1940s poetry. He was above all inspired of French poetry. Music was another source of inspiration for Östen Sjöstrand. In cooperation with Sven-Erik Bäck he wrote a pair of operas, including Gästabudet.
Bibliography
edit- Unio (1949)
- Invigelse (1950)
- Återvändo (1953)
- Ande och verklighet (1954)
- Dikter mellan midnatt och gryning (1954)
- Främmande mörker, främmande ljus (1955)
- Dikter 1949–1955 (1958)
- Hemlöshet och hem (1958)
- Världen skapas varje dag (1960)
- De gåtfulla hindren och andra dikter (1961)
- En vinter i Norden (1963)
- I vattumannens tecken (1967)
- Ensamma stjärnor, en gemensam horisont (1970)
- Drömmen är ingen fasad (1971)
- Fantasins nödvändighet (1971)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1975)
- Strömöverföring (1977)
- Dikter (1981)
- Strax ovanför vattenlinjen (1984)
- På återvägen från Jasna Góra (1987)
- Sprickorna i stenen (1994)
References
edit- ^ Bladh, Curt (16 May 2006). "En poesins odlare och vårdare är död" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ Olofsson, Tommy (15 May 2006). "Lyriker med internationell bärkraft" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ "Ledamotsregister". Svenska Akademien.
- Further reading
- Bergsten, Staffan (1974). Östen Sjöstrand. Twayne's world authors series. Vol. TWAS 309. Sweden. New York: Twayne Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8057-2844-6. OCLC 801574.
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