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Eyvind Johnson (29 July 1900 – 25 August 1976) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer. Regarded as the most groundbreaking novelist in modern Swedish literature[1] he became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.[2]
Eyvind Johnson
Eyvind Johnson
Born
Olof Edvin Verner Jonsson (1900-07-29)29 July 1900 Boden, Sweden
Died
25 August 1976(1976-08-25) (aged 76) Stockholm, Sweden
Johnson was born Olof Edvin Verner Jonsson in Svartbjörnsbyn village in Överluleå parish, near the town of Boden in Norrbotten. The small house where he was born is preserved and marked with a commemorative plaque.
Johnson left school at the age of thirteen and then held various jobs such as log driving and working at a saw mill and as a ticket-seller and projectionist in a cinema. In 1919 he left his hometown and moved to Stockholm where he began to publish articles in anarchist magazines like Brand. In Stockholm he became friends with other young proletarian writers and started the magazine Vår nutid. He travelled in Germany in the 1920s and lived in Saint-Leu-la-Foret, near Paris, France, between 1927 and 1930 with his wife Aase Christoffersen (1900–1938). At this point he had published his first books. The first De fyra främlingarna, a collection of short stories, was published in 1924. Influenced by writers such as Marcel Proust, André Gide and James Joyce, Johnson gradually took distance from the traditional novel and became the most important representative of modernist literature in Sweden. Johnson's early novels were not widely read, but his 1929 novel Kommentar till ett stjärnfall ("Comment on a falling star"), an attack on capitalist society, was a critical success.[3]
Johnson's first major success as a writer was four autobiographical novels published between 1934 and 1937, published together as Romanen om Olof ("The Novel about Olof"), about a young man growing up in the northern parts of Sweden. In the novels Johnson blended realism with fairy tales and typical modernist features such as inner monologue and changing point of view. Romanen om Olof became a classic in Swedish literature and was later filmed as Here Is Your Life.[3]
Increasingly upset by the rising totalitarianism in the 1930s, Johnson was strongly against fascism and nazism.[3] During World War II he was editor of the magazine Håndslag and published Krilon, a trilogy of novels that in the form of an allegory deals with the events during the war. In the novels Johnson condemns Nazi oppression and criticises the controversial Swedish neutrality policy during the war.[3]Krilon is considered to be one of Johnson's best works.[4][5] In the same period he was a member of the nationalist association Samfundet Nordens Frihet and among the contributors of its magazine, Nordens Frihet.[6]
In 1946 he published one of his most famous novels, Return to Ithaca (Strändernas svall), based on the story of Odysseus as he returns to Ithaca after the Trojan war. Johnson married translator Cilla Johnson in 1940. He lived with his family in Switzerland 1947–1949 and then a year in England. Travels to Italy and France inspired him to write several well-received historical novels. Among the best known are Dreams of Roses and Fire (Drömmar om rosor och eld, 1949) set in Cardinal Richelieus 17th century France, and Molnen över Metapontion ("The Clouds above Metapontion", 1957) that typically for his later novels switches back and forth between different time levels. In 1957 he was elected a member of the Swedish Academy.
Johnson has nominated the Nobel laurate Giorgos Seferis twice for a Nobel in literature in 1962 and in 1963,[7] which Seferis won.
Johnson's most noted works internationally include Return to Ithaca and The Days of His Grace (Hans nådes tid, 1960) which have been translated to many languages. For the latter novel Johnson was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1962.[8]
Worksedit
Novelsedit
Timans och rättfärdigheten (1925)
Stad i mörker (1927)
Stad i ljus (1928)
Minnas (1928)
Kommentar till ett stjärnfall (1929)
Avsked till Hamlet (1930)
Bobinack (1932)
Regn i gryningen (1933)
Romanen om Olof (1934-1937, published together in 1945)
^Brandsma, Elliott (2021). "Recovering a "Lost Europe": The De-Centering of Master Narratives in Eyvind Johnson's Natten är här". Humanities. 10: 46. doi:10.3390/h10010046.
^ abcd Petri Liukonnen Eyvind Johnson Books and writers
^Örjan Lindberger Människan i tiden: Eyvind Johnsons liv och författarskap 1938-1976, Bonniers 1990 ISBN91-0-047904-7, p. 134
^Gavin Orton Eyvind Johnson. En monografi Aldus 1974 ISBN91-0-039665-6, p. 73
^"Antinazister och nordister under andra världskriget" (in Swedish). forskning.se. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Nomination Archive". NobelPrize.org. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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see Wikipedia Translation Eyvind Johnson 29 July 1900 25 August 1976 was a Swedish novelist and short story writer Regarded as the most groundbreaking novelist in modern Swedish literature 1 he became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson with the citation for a narrative art far seeing in lands and ages in the service of freedom 2 Eyvind JohnsonEyvind JohnsonBornOlof Edvin Verner Jonsson 1900 07 29 29 July 1900Boden SwedenDied25 August 1976 1976 08 25 aged 76 Stockholm SwedenPeriod1924 1976Notable worksHere s Your Life Return to Ithaca The Days of His GraceNotable awardsNobel Prize in Literature 1974 shared with Harry Martinson SpousesAase Christoffersen 1927 1938 her death Cilla Johnson 1940 1978 Children3Websitewww wbr eyvindjohnson wbr se Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Novels 2 2 Short story collections 2 3 Plays 2 4 Nonfiction 3 References 4 External linksBiography editJohnson was born Olof Edvin Verner Jonsson in Svartbjornsbyn village in Overlulea parish near the town of Boden in Norrbotten The small house where he was born is preserved and marked with a commemorative plaque Johnson left school at the age of thirteen and then held various jobs such as log driving and working at a saw mill and as a ticket seller and projectionist in a cinema In 1919 he left his hometown and moved to Stockholm where he began to publish articles in anarchist magazines like Brand In Stockholm he became friends with other young proletarian writers and started the magazine Var nutid He travelled in Germany in the 1920s and lived in Saint Leu la Foret near Paris France between 1927 and 1930 with his wife Aase Christoffersen 1900 1938 At this point he had published his first books The first De fyra framlingarna a collection of short stories was published in 1924 Influenced by writers such as Marcel Proust Andre Gide and James Joyce Johnson gradually took distance from the traditional novel and became the most important representative of modernist literature in Sweden Johnson s early novels were not widely read but his 1929 novel Kommentar till ett stjarnfall Comment on a falling star an attack on capitalist society was a critical success 3 Johnson s first major success as a writer was four autobiographical novels published between 1934 and 1937 published together as Romanen om Olof The Novel about Olof about a young man growing up in the northern parts of Sweden In the novels Johnson blended realism with fairy tales and typical modernist features such as inner monologue and changing point of view Romanen om Olof became a classic in Swedish literature and was later filmed as Here Is Your Life 3 Increasingly upset by the rising totalitarianism in the 1930s Johnson was strongly against fascism and nazism 3 During World War II he was editor of the magazine Handslag and published Krilon a trilogy of novels that in the form of an allegory deals with the events during the war In the novels Johnson condemns Nazi oppression and criticises the controversial Swedish neutrality policy during the war 3 Krilon is considered to be one of Johnson s best works 4 5 In the same period he was a member of the nationalist association Samfundet Nordens Frihet and among the contributors of its magazine Nordens Frihet 6 In 1946 he published one of his most famous novels Return to Ithaca Strandernas svall based on the story of Odysseus as he returns to Ithaca after the Trojan war Johnson married translator Cilla Johnson in 1940 He lived with his family in Switzerland 1947 1949 and then a year in England Travels to Italy and France inspired him to write several well received historical novels Among the best known are Dreams of Roses and Fire Drommar om rosor och eld 1949 set in Cardinal Richelieus 17th century France and Molnen over Metapontion The Clouds above Metapontion 1957 that typically for his later novels switches back and forth between different time levels In 1957 he was elected a member of the Swedish Academy Johnson has nominated the Nobel laurate Giorgos Seferis twice for a Nobel in literature in 1962 and in 1963 7 which Seferis won Johnson s most noted works internationally include Return to Ithaca and The Days of His Grace Hans nades tid 1960 which have been translated to many languages For the latter novel Johnson was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1962 8 Works editNovels edit Timans och rattfardigheten 1925 Stad i morker 1927 Stad i ljus 1928 Minnas 1928 Kommentar till ett stjarnfall 1929 Avsked till Hamlet 1930 Bobinack 1932 Regn i gryningen 1933 Romanen om Olof 1934 1937 published together in 1945 Nu var det 1914 1934 Har har du ditt liv 1935 Se dig inte om 1936 Slutspel i ungdomen 1937 Nattovning 1938 Soldatens aterkomst 1940 Krilon 1941 1943 published together in 1948 Grupp Krilon 1941 Krilons resa 1942 Krilon sjalv 1943 Return to Ithaca Swedish Strandernas svall 1946 Dreams of Roses and Fire Drommar om rosor och eld 1949 Lagg undan solen 1951 Romantisk berattelse 1953 Tidens gang 1955 Molnen over Metapontion 1957 The Days of His Grace Swedish Hans nades tid 1960 Livsdagen lang 1964 Favel ensam 1968 Nagra steg mot tystnaden 1973 Herr Clerk var mastare original version of Minnas novel 1998 Short story collections edit De fyra framlingarna 1924 Natten ar har 1932 An en gang kapten 1934 Den trygga varlden 1940 Sju liv 1944 Pan mot Sparta 1946 Olibrius och gestalterna 1986 Plays edit Return to Ithaca Swedish Strandernas svall 1948 Nonfiction edit Dagbok fran Schweiz 1949 Vinterresa i Norrbotten 1955 Vagar over Metaponto en resedagbok 1959 Spar forbi Kolonos en berattelse 1961 Stunder vagor anteckningar berattelser 1965 Resa i hosten 1921 1973 References edit Svenska Akademien Brandsma Elliott 2021 Recovering a Lost Europe The De Centering of Master Narratives in Eyvind Johnson s Natten ar har Humanities 10 46 doi 10 3390 h10010046 a b c d Petri Liukonnen Eyvind Johnson Books and writers Orjan Lindberger Manniskan i tiden Eyvind Johnsons liv och forfattarskap 1938 1976 Bonniers 1990 ISBN 91 0 047904 7 p 134 Gavin Orton Eyvind Johnson En monografi Aldus 1974 ISBN 91 0 039665 6 p 73 Antinazister och nordister under andra varldskriget in Swedish forskning se 11 September 2009 Retrieved 7 March 2022 Nomination Archive NobelPrize org 1 April 2020 Retrieved 3 January 2024 Nordic Council Literature PrizeExternal links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Eyvind Johnson nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eyvind Johnson Eyvind Johnson Society Eyvind Johnson on Nobelprize org nbsp Cultural offices Preceded byNils Ahnlund Swedish Academy Seat No 111957 1976 Succeeded byUlf Linde Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eyvind Johnson amp oldid 1211532331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
