As were the 50th anniversary of Martinson receiving the Nobel prize and the 120th anniversary of his birth in 2024
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Harry Martinson
Harry Martinson 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". The choice was controversial, as both Martinson and Johnson were members of the academy.
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Born 6 May 1904 · Died 11 February 1978 · Q132695
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1984· 1 entry
And awards the Harry Martinson Prize to individuals or organisations working in the spirit of Harry Martinson
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1978· 1 entry
Died 1978-02-11.
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1974· 3 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature — for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (1974).
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Together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos"
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1971· 1 entry
Martinson returned as a poet with Dikter om ljus och mörker (Poems About Light and Darkness), which was followed by a collection of nature poems Tuvor (Tufts) in 1973
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1967· 1 entry
Awarded Sveriges Radio's Poetry Prize (1967).
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1956· 1 entry
And became an opera in 1959 composed by Karl-Birger Blomdahl
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1954· 1 entry
Awarded Dobloug Prize (1954).
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1953· 1 entry
Martinson published Cikada ("Cicada"), a collection of poems which was another critical success and his best-selling poetry book to date
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1951· 1 entry
Awarded Bellman Prize (1951).
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1949· 2 entries
Martinson became the first proletarian writer to be elected a member of the Swedish Academy
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Career landmark: seat 15 of the Swedish Academy (1949–1978).
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1938· 1 entry
Awarded Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize (1938).
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1936· 1 entry
Which was another critical and commercial success
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1910· 1 entry
And a year later his mother emigrated to Portland, Oregon leaving behind her children, whereafter Martinson was placed as a foster child (Kommunalbarn) in the Swedish countryside
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1904· 1 entry
Born 1904-05-06.
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