Per Hallström
Per August Leonard Hallström (29 September 1866 – 18 February 1960) was a Swedish author, short-story writer, dramatist, poet and member of the Swedish Academy. He joined the academy in 1908, and served as its Permanent Secretary from 1931 to 1941.
Per Hallström
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- Name
- Per Hallström
- Birth Name
- Per August Leonard Hallström
- Born
- 29 September 1866
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 18 February 1960
- Place of death
- Nacka, Sweden
- Occupation
- dramatist, poet, and short story writer
- Full name
- Per August Leonard Hallström.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Fields
- Neo-romanticism.
- Education
- Royal Institute of Technology.
- Honours
- Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize.
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Per August Leonard Hallström (29 September 1866 – 18 February 1960) was a Swedish author, short-story writer, dramatist, poet and member of the Swedish Academy. He joined the academy in 1908, and served as its Permanent Secretary from 1931 to 1941.
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Biography
Per Hallström studied at Royal Institute of Technology. The recorded working language is Swedish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Neo-romanticism. Positions recorded include seat 14 of the Swedish Academy and Swedish Academy permanent secretary. Work by Per Hallström is recorded in the collections of Anne Frank House. Distinctions recorded are Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize.
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Erik Lindorm, Gustaf V och hans tid 1907-1918. Stockholm 1936
Per Hallström.
Fredrik Böök: Svenska litteraturens historia. Stockholm 1923.
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• Name — Per Hallström • Birth Name — Per August Leonard Hallström • Born — 29 September 1866 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Died — 18 February 1960 • Place of death — Nacka, Sweden • Occupation — dramatist, poet, and short story writer
Life
Life
Before devoting himself to writing, Hallström worked in London and Chicago as a chemist. He is appreciated primarily for his collections of short stories, such as Purpur [Purple] (1895) and Thanatos [Death] (1900). His major works, written before 1910, combine profound compassion with a sensitive awareness of beauty. Between 1922 and 1946, Hallström served as Chairman of the Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Per was grandfather to Anders Hallström, who was also a writer.
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Selected short stories
"The Falcon" (April 1950), in Argosy, Australia/New Zealand edition
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1960
Per Hallström died at Nacka församling.
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Klara Church Parish.
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- 1.Per Hallström im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, abgerufen am 6. Juli 2015
- 2.Webseite der Schwedischen Akademie, abgerufen am 6. Juli 2015
- 3.Carl Snoilsky: Lovtal ur det förflutna, Svenska Dagbladet, 9. Dezember 2010, abgerufen am 6. Juli 2015
- 4.Svenskt Översättarlexikon, Eintrag zu Per Hallström Svensk Översättarlexikon, abgerufen am 6. Juli 2015
- 5.bei samfundetdenio.se (PDF, 185 kB), abgerufen am 8. Juli 2015
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