Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974)
Author of Barabbas
About the Author
Swedish novelist, poet and playwright Par Lagerkvist was born on May 23, 1891 in Vaxjo, Sweden. He attended the University of Uppsala briefly, but did not complete a degree. His first book was published in 1912, the same year he left the University. In 1913 Lagerkvist moved to Paris. He lived show more abroad, mainly in France and Italy, for many years, and even after returning to Sweden, he traveled frequently in Europe. In his earlier writing, Lagerkvist was often bleakly pessimistic. His strong opposition to totalitarianism was voiced in the plays Victor in the Darkness and The Man without a Soul. In the 1940s, however, his focus shifted, and his writing began to explore religious and moral themes, such as the struggle between good and evil or reconciliation with God. Works from this period include The Sibyl, The Death of Ahasuerus, Herod and Mariamne, and The Dwarf. Although he is now probably best known for The Dwarf, which was first published in the 1940s, Lagerkvist's first international success came in 1951, with the publication of Barrabas, a story about the life of the biblical character after he, rather than Jesus Christ, was pardoned. Barrabas was translated into several languages, and adapted as both a play and a movie. Par Lagerkvist was named as one of the 18 "immortals" of the Swedish Academy in 1940. Several years later, in 1951, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in Stockholm on July 11, 1974. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Pär Lagerkvist
Sagor, satirer och noveller 17 copies
Barabbas / The Dwarf / Dreadful Tales 15 copies
Prosa. Kämpande ande 9 copies
Hjärtats sånger 8 copies
Järn och människor noveller 7 copies
Ordkonst och bildkonst : [om modärn skönlitteraturs dekadans] : [om den modärna konstens vitalitet] (1991) 5 copies
I den tiden - 5 copies
Prosa 5 copies
Motiv 5 copies
Han som fick leva om sitt liv 4 copies
The King: A Play in Three Acts 4 copies
Den lyckliges väg 4 copies
Den osynlige : skådespel i tre akter 4 copies
Vid lägereld / Pär Lagerkvist 4 copies
Dikt i utvalg 4 copies
hemmet och stjærnan 3 copies
Den befriade människan 3 copies
Valda sidor 2 copies
Genius 2 copies
The Clenched Fist 2 copies
KUOLLEET, JOTKA ETSIVÄT JUMALAA 2 copies
Sång och strid 2 copies
Krvnik i druge priče 1 copy
Dramatik 1 copy
Två sagor om livet 1 copy
Barabba e altre opere 1 copy
Ospite della realta, Il sorriso eterno, Il nano, La sibilla, La morte di Assuero, Pellegrino sul mare, La Terra Santa (1968) 1 copy
Literary art and pictorial art : on the decadence of modern literature : on the vitality of modern art (1991) 1 copy
La Sibila 1 copy
Antologia do conto moderno — Author — 1 copy
EL ENANO 1 copy
Rabelj / Bodeln 1 copy
Ben 1 copy
Povestiri amare 1 copy
Opere 1 copy
Sista mänskan : ett drama 1 copy
Eight Swedish poets 1 copy
Fire and the Hammer, Barabbas, Helen Gould Was My Mother in Law, the Glass of Fashion, the Overloaded Ark, Washington… (1954) — Author — 1 copy
Onda sagor 1 copy
Le opere 1 copy
Sång och strid. [Poems.] 1 copy
Bedste Fortællinger 1 copy
Associated Works
Ordens musik : dikter med klang och rytm från Lasse Lucidor till Tage Danielsson : en antologi (1990) — Contributor — 37 copies
Meesters der Zweedse vertelkunst — Author, some editions — 10 copies
Meesters der vertelkunst : zevenenderdig verhalen uit de moderne wereldliteratuur (1975) — Contributor — 2 copies
The King [radio play] 1 copy
The Hangman [radio play] 1 copy
Svenske fortællere fra August Strindberg til Harry Martinson — Author, some editions — 1 copy, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Lagerkvist, Pär
- Legal name
- Lagerkvist, Pär Fabian
- Birthdate
- 1891-05-23
- Date of death
- 1974-07-11
- Burial location
- Lidingö kyrkogård, Lidingö, Sverige
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birthplace
- Växjö, Zweden
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Zweden
- Places of residence
- Växjö, Småland, Sweden (birth)
Stockholm, Sweden (death)
Denmark - Education
- University of Uppsala
- Occupations
- novelist
playwright - Relationships
- Lagerkvist, Bengt (son)
Lagerkvist, Ulf (son) - Organizations
- Svenska Akademien (stol 8)
- Awards and honors
- Nobel Prize (Literature, 1951)
- Disambiguation notice
- VIAF:64007846
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- Works
- 124
- Also by
- 18
- Members
- 4,620
- Popularity
- #5,452
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 86
- ISBNs
- 236
- Languages
- 24
- Favorited
- 28