Kjell Espmark

He was chair of the Swedish Academy's Nobel committee between 1987 and 2004.[2] On 6 April 2018 Espmark announced that he would no longer participate in the work of the Academy,[3] but returned to his seat in January 2019.[4]

Kjell Espmark studied at Östra Real. The recorded working language is Swedish. The field of work recorded is history of literature and creative and professional writing. Employment is recorded with Stockholm University. Positions recorded include seat 16 of the Swedish Academy. Distinctions recorded are Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, Östersunds-Postens litterature price, Kellgren Award and Tomas Tranströmer prize.

• Name — Kjell Espmark • Born — 19 February 1930 • Birthplace — Strömsund, Sweden • Died — 18 September 2022 • Employer — Stockholm University Östra Real • Occupation — literary historian, author • Spouse — * Anna Espmark (m. 1959–2000) • Monica Lauritzen (m. 2009) • Children — 2

As a literature historian Espmark specialised in poetic modernism, including studies about the work of Swedish poets Artur Lundkvist, Harry Martinson, Tomas Tranströmer, and Att översätta själen: en huvudlinje i modern poesi – från Baudelaire till surrealismen ("To translate the soul: a main line in modern poetry from Baudelaire to surrealism", 1975). Also a prolific fiction writer, Espmark published a number of poetry collections since his debut in 1956, and later extended his writing to several prose works and plays. His work also include essay collections and studies about the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2010, his autobiography Minnena ljuger ("Memories Lie") was published.[5]