Lars Ahlin facts for kids
Lars Ahlin (born April 4, 1915 – died March 11, 1997) was a well-known Swedish writer. He wrote many novels and stories. He was also a deep thinker about art and beauty.
About Lars Ahlin
Lars Ahlin left school when he was 13 years old to help his family. Even so, he loved to learn and later attended several special schools called folk high schools. When he was 18, he had a very deep personal experience that changed his way of thinking.
He later moved to Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. There, he wrote two novels that were not published. His first successful book was Tåbb med manifestet (which means Tåbb with the Manifesto), published in 1943. This story was about a young working-class man. This character decided that people should be judged by their actions, not by their beliefs or background. This idea became important in many of Ahlin's later books.
Some critics have compared Lars Ahlin to famous writers like Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Thomas Mann. He received many important awards for his writing. These included the Prize of the Nine in 1960, the Great Novel Prize in 1962, and the Small Nobel Prize in 1966. In 1995, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, which is sometimes called the 'little Nobel'.
His Books
Here are some of Lars Ahlin's most famous books:
- Tåbb med manifestet, 1943
- No Eyes Await Me (a collection of stories), 1944
- Min död är min (My Death Is My Own), 1945
- Om (If, About, Around), 1946
- Kanelbiten (The Cinnamon Girl), 1953
- The Great Amnesia, 1954
- Natt i marknadstältet (Night in the Market Tent), 1957
- Bark and Leaves, 1961
- Sjätte munnen (The Sixth Mouth), 1985
- De sotarna! De sotarna! (The Chimney Sweepers! The Chimney Sweepers!), 1991
See also
In Spanish: Lars Ahlin para niños
