Tomas Tranströmer
Swedish poet and psychologist (1931–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (Swedish: [ˈtʊ̌mːas ˈjœ̂sːta ˈtrâːnˌstrœmːɛr]; 15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator.[1] His poems captured the long Swedish winters, the rhythm of the seasons and the palpable, atmospheric beauty of nature.[2] Tranströmer's work is also characterized by a sense of mystery and wonder underlying the routine of everyday life, a quality which often gives his poems a religious dimension.[3] He has been described as a Christian poet.[4]
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Born | Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (1931-04-15)15 April 1931 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 26 March 2015(2015-03-26) (aged 83) Stockholm, Sweden |
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Alma mater | Stockholm University |
Period | 1954–2015 |
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Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 |
Spouse | Monika Bladh |
Tranströmer is acclaimed as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since the Second World War. Critics praised his poetry for its accessibility, even in translation.[2] His poetry has been translated into over 60 languages.[2] He was the recipient of the 1990 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the 2004 International Nonino Prize, and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.[5]