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Tomas Tranströmer

Tomas Tranströmer

April 15, 1931 –March 26, 2015

Linguist, Poet, Translator, Psychologist, Writer, Librettist

Lived 83 years

Born in
Stockholm
Passed away in
Stockholm

Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (Swedish: [ˈtʊ̌mːas ˈjœ̂sːta ˈtrâːnˌstrœmːɛr]; 15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. His poems captured the long winters in Sweden, the rhythm of the seasons and the palpable, atmospheric beauty of nature. 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. He has been described as a Christian poet.

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. His poetry has been translated into over 60 languages. He received many awards for his poetry, including the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Notable works: Baltics, For the Living and the Dead, The Sorrow Gondola Awards: Aftonbladet Literary Award, Sveriges Radio's Poetry Prize, Kellgren Award, Gerard Bonnier Poetry Award, Aniara Award, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Nordic Council Literature Prize, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, Litteris et Artibus, Horst Bienek Award for Poetry Education: Stockholm University, Södra Latin

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomas_Transtr%C3%B6mer