Albert Viksten

Albert Viksten

Albert Viksten (born 8 April 1898 in Vojen, Grangärde parish, Västernorrland, Sweden) was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. He is most notable for his work regarding the life of the people working for the Swedish forest industry and for his portraits of nature. He was also an early debater of the consequences of the human industry on the environment. Viksten worked in the forest and railway industry and as a sailor before he became a journalist and writer.

He died on 23 June 1969 in Färila, Gävleborg, Sweden. He received Samfundet De Nios Grand Prize posthumously in 1969.

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