Artur Lundkvist
Swedish writer
Died when: 85 years 283 days (1029 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Nils Artur Lundkvist (3 March 1906 – 11 December 1991) was a Swedish writer, poet and literary critic.He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1968.
Artur Lundkvist published around 80 books, including poetry, prose poems, essays, short stories, novels and travel books, and his works have been translated into some 30 languages.
He is also noted for having translated many works from Spanish and French into Swedish.Several authors he translated were later awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He married the poet Maria Wine in 1936.
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