Östen Sjöstrand

Östen Sjöstrand.

'Östen Sjöstrand (16 June 1925, Gothenburg – 13 May 2006) was a Swedish poet, writer and translator. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1975.[1][2]

Biography

Östen Sjöstrand gave his introductory speech in the Swedish Academy about the Swedish writer Pär Lagerkvist, who preceded him at the same chair. As a poet he debuted in 1949 with Unio, which was marked by the post-war agony of the Swedish 1940s poetry. He was above all inspired of French poetry. Music was another source of inspiration for Östen Sjöstrand. In cooperation with Sven-Erik Bäck he wrote a pair of operas, including Gästabudet.

Bibliography

References

  1. Bladh, Curt (16 May 2006). "En poesins odlare och vårdare är död" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  2. Olofsson, Tommy (15 May 2006). "Lyriker med internationell bärkraft" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
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