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Harry Martinson (6 May 1904 – 11 February 1978) was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos". [1]
Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Harry Martinson. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974. Born: 6 May 1904, Jämshög, Sweden. Died: 11 February 1978, Stockholm, Sweden. Residence at the time of the award: Sweden. Prize motivation: “for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos” Language: Swedish. Prize share: 1/2. Life.
4 Jun 2004 · The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974 was divided equally between Eyvind Johnson "for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom" and Harry Martinson "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974 was divided equally between Eyvind Johnson "for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom" and Harry Martinson "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos"
Harry Martinson (born May 6, 1904, Jämshög, Swed.—died Feb. 11, 1978, Stockholm) was a Swedish novelist and poet who was the first self-taught, working-class writer to be elected to the Swedish Academy (1949). With Eyvind Johnson he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1974.
Explorer in micro- and macrocosmos. When the Swedish Academy awarded Martinson the Nobel Prize, it was for ”writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos”. His ability to portray life in miniature at eye level with the tufts of grass is unique in Swedish poetry.
Harry Martinson (May 6, 1904 – February 11, 1978) was a Swedish sailor, author and poet. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy.
