Eyvind Johnson Writer

Eyvind Johnson (29 July 1900 – 25 August 1976) was a Swedish writer and author. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.

Personal facts

Eyvind Johnson
Birth dateJuly 29, 1900
Birth place
Boden Sweden , Norrbotten County
Nationality
Sweden
Date of deathAugust 25, 1976
Place of death
Stockholm

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