Erik Ågren
Erik Ågren (4 August 1924 – 12 March 2008) was a Finland-Swedish translator and writer. Erik Ågren was born in Nykarleby with Swedish as his native language, Ågren is the son of the farmer and worker Rudolf Filemon Ågren and Olga Elisabet Rosenblad. He was the brother of Gösta and Leo Ågren. Ågren first married Doris Finnäs and was later married to the writer Carita Nyström.
Erik Ågren
- Born
- 1924. · Nykarleby.
- Died
- 2008. · Korsnäs.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- linguist, poet, writer and translator.
- Languages
- Finnish and Swedish.
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Erik Ågren (4 August 1924 – 12 March 2008) was a Finland-Swedish translator and writer. Erik Ågren was born in Nykarleby with Swedish as his native language, Ågren is the son of the farmer and worker Rudolf Filemon Ågren and Olga Elisabet Rosenblad. He was the brother of Gösta and Leo Ågren. Ågren first married Doris Finnäs and was later married to the writer Carita Nyström.
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He had three daughters and a son. At the age of thirteen, Ågren became a lumberjack, then he participated in the Continuation War. Ågren worked for over thirty years as a construction worker, janitor, road worker, farmhand and foundry worker before taking final payment from Wärtsilä's foundry in Jakobstad in 1971 to become a freelance writer. In the early 1980s, he settled in Korsnäs and in 1984 he founded the publishing house Hantverk with his wife Carita Nyström. In 1973, Ågren made his debut with the novel Sårad, a reckoning with war, hatred and cadaver discipline. Arbetslust and Modellfilare are based on life in the foundry. The novel Edvin depicts his own and his brothers' upbringing. The character Olga is a portrayal of his mother. He has also contributed to the collection Hurrarna (1974). Its title derives from "Hurrare", a derogatory Finnish word for Finnish Swedes. Ågren died in Korsnäs at the age of 83 in 2008.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation linguist. The register further records that erik Ågren is recorded with the occupation poet. Recorded with the occupation writer. The register further records that erik Ågren is recorded with the occupation translator. Recorded as a citizen of Finland. Institutional cataloguing adds that erik Ågren is recorded with the gender male. Born on 4 August 1924. Institutional cataloguing adds that erik Ågren died on 12 March 2008.
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