Kjell Espmark
Kjell Erik Espmark (19 February 1930 – 18 September 2022)[1] was a Swedish writer, literary historian, member of the Swedish Academy, and Professor of the History of Literature at Stockholm University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 5 March 1981 and admitted on 20 December 1981. Espmark succeeded the linguist Elias Wessén to Seat No.
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Kjell Espmark

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- Name
- Kjell Espmark
- Born
- 19 February 1930
- Birthplace
- Strömsund, Sweden
- Died
- 18 September 2022
- Occupation
- literary historian, author
- Spouse
- * Anna Espmark (m. 1959–2000)
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Fields
- history of literature and creative and professional writing.
- Education
- Östra Real.
- Honours
- Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, Östersunds-Postens litterature price, Kellgren Award, Tomas Tranströmer prize, Carl Emil Englund prize and Gerard Bonnier Poetry Award.
- Languages
- Swedish.
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Biography
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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.
Key facts
Key facts
• 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
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Kjell Espmark (19 February 1930 – 18 September 2022) is described as a writer and literary scholar in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Kjell Espmark was born on 19 February 1930 in Strömsund, Sweden and died on 18 September 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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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]
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1930
Kjell Espmark born at Strömsund.
2022
Kjell Espmark died at Stockholm.
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- 1.Kjell Espmark död – blev 92 år gammal. 18 September 2022.
- 2.Svenska Akademien. Ledamotsregister.
- 3.Three members leave the Swedish Academy – DN.SE. Dagens Nyheter. 6 April 2018.
- 4.Peter Englund och Kjell Espmark återvänder till Svenska Akademien. SVT Nyheter. 10 January 2019.
- 5.Svenska Akademien. Chair no. 16 - Kjell Espmark.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 45
- Mordet på Benjamin (1956)
- Världen genom kameraögat (1958)
- Mikrokosmos (1961)
- Livsdyrkaren Artur Lundkvist : studier i hans lyrik till och med Vit man (1964)
- Det offentliga samtalet (1968)
- Harry Martinson erövrar sitt språk : en studie i hans lyriska metod 1927-1934 (1970)
- Samtal under jorden (1972)
- Det obevekliga paradiset (1975)
- Att översätta själen : en huvudlinje i modern poesi – från Baudelaire till surrealismen (1975)
- Sent i Sverige (1976)
- Själen i : en huvudlinje i modern svensk poesi (1977)
- Försök till liv (1979)
- Elias Wessén : inträdestal i Svenska akademien (1981)
- Tecken till Europa (1982)
- Resans formler: en studie i Tomas Tranströmers poesi (1983)
- Den hemliga måltiden (1984)
- (1985)
- Glömskan (1987)
- Missförståndet (1989)
- Föraktet (1991)
- När vägen vänder (1992)
- Lojaliteten (1993)
- Hatet (1995)
- Revanschen (1996)
- Glädjen (1997)
- Det andra livet (1998)
- Glömskans tid (1999)
- De levande har inga gravar (2002)
- Utanför kalendern (2003)
- Béla Bartók mot Tredje riket (2004)
- Harry Martinson – mästaren (2005)
- Motvilliga historier (2006)
- Vintergata (2007)
- Albatrossen på däcket (2008)
- Det enda nödvändiga : dikter 1956-2009 (2010)
- Marx i London och andra pjäser (2011)
- Lend Me Your Voice (2011), poetry, English translation by Robin Fulton
- I vargtimmen (2012)
- Outside the Calendar (2012), poetry, English translation by Robin Fulton
- Hoffmanns försvar (2013)
- Den inre rymden (2014)
- Resan till Thule (2017)
- Kvällens frihet (2019)
- Återliv (2021)
- Jan Arnald. Chair no. 16 – Kjell Espmark. www.svenskaakademien.se. Swedish Academy.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Kjell Erik Espmark. His recorded language was Swedish. He married Monica Lauritzen. One child is recorded: Catharina Espmark. Espmark worked in history of literature and creative and professional writing. He was employed by Stockholm University. Recorded position is seat 16 of the Swedish Academy. He belonged to Swedish Academy. Espmark received Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, Östersunds-Postens litterature price, Kellgren Award, Tomas Tranströmer prize, Carl Emil Englund prize and Gerard Bonnier Poetry Award.
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