Torgny Lindgren facts for kids
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Torgny Lindgren
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| Born | Gustav Torgny Lindgren 16 June 1938 Raggsjö, Norsjö, Västerbotten, Sweden |
| Died | 16 March 2017 (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1965–2017 |
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| Spouse | Stina |
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Gustav Torgny Lindgren (16 June 1938 – 16 March 2017) was a Swedish writer.
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Life
Lindgren was the son of Andreas Lindgren and Helga Björk. He studied in Umeå to become a teacher and worked as a teacher until the middle of the 1970s. For several years he was active as a local politician for the Swedish Social Democratic Party. In the 1980s he converted to the Catholic faith.
Lindgren died in Stockholm on 16 March 2017 from stomach cancer, aged 78.
Career
Lindgren began as a poet in 1965 but had to wait until 1982 for his breakthrough, with the novel The Way of a Serpent (Swedish: Ormens väg på hälleberget). Lindgren was translated into more than thirty languages and was one of Sweden's most internationally successful contemporary writers. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1991.
Awards and honors
- 1986 – Prix Femina étranger (for Bathsheba)
- 1995 – The August Prize (for Sweetness)
- 2000 – The Selma Lagerlöf Prize
- 2001 – Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 2002 – Litteris et Artibus
- 2004 – De Nios Stora Pris
See also
In Spanish: Torgny Lindgren para niños
