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Eyvind Johnson

Born

in Boden, Norbotten, Sweden

July 29, 1900

Died

August 25, 1976

Website

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Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Eyvind Johnson was a proletarian writer who was influenced by the contemporary literary currents of his time. He is regarded as the modern novel art's foremost pioneer in Sweden. He made his debut in 1924 and had his breakthrough in 1930 with the semi-autobiographical novel about Olof . His most prominent works include Krilontrilogin , Strändernas Svall and Hans Nådes Tid . He became a member of the Swedish Academy (Chair 11) in 1957. He was awarded the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature "for a narrative art, farseeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom." (Award shared with Harry Martinson.) ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 2,273 ratings · 189 reviews · 89 distinct works • Similar authors

	Strändernas svall 4.01 avg rating — 558 ratings — published 1946 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nu var det 1914 3.51 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 1934 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Days of His Grace 3.87 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1960 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grupp Krilon (Krilon, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1941 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreams of Roses and Fire (The Library of Nordic literature) 3.76 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1949 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Här har du ditt liv! 3.53 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1935 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romanen om Olof 3.68 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1934 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Se dig inte om! 3.78 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1936 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stad i ljus 3.29 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1928 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Krilon själv (Krilon, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1943 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Romanen om Olof (7 books)
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Krilon (3 books)
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3.86 avg rating — 237 ratings

Kritik (2 books)
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“Alla människor och alla folk är någon gång besegrade, sade Anselmus. Men ingen som fortsätter att leva är helt besegrad.”
― Eyvind Johnson, The Days of His Grace

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“Det förflutna, som är mitt och Johannes Lupigis och andras, börjar lagra upp sig framför mig såsom en framtid, vilken jag skall genomtränga. Det förflutna lagrar på det sättet upp sig framför oss alla. Vi står och trampar i detta och måste genomtränga det för att få kunskap. Vi har genomlevt - eller uppslukat - en del av det och nu måste vi genomtränga och svälja det igen för att bli fria genom kunskapen om hur det var. Så är antagligen kunskapslagen, vägen till erfarenhetens förvärv, har diakonen Anselmus sagt.”
― Eyvind Johnson, The Days of His Grace

tags: anselm-of-canterbury, empiricism, knowledge, the-future, the-past

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“Eumaie," řekl ten druhý, "jaký je způsob lidí, o kterém sníš? Jaký by mohl být za tisíc let? Jestliže bohové umořou - kdyby mohli umřít?"
"Všechno záleží na tom, jestli si lidé vezou poučení z bohů. Nebo jestli se poučí z vlastní zkušenosti, ze života země, jejího povrchu, z bolesti, z válek. Pokud se poučí od vlastního plemene, pak to možná dopadne dobře. Pak si možná rozdělí moc. Pak možná nebudou mít otroky. Pak se možná budou radit, místo aby válčili, a budou obchodovat a vyměňovat si věci, místo aby drancovali. Pak si možná rozdělí chleba tak, aby všichni měli stejně. Ale to je daleko, nedokážu tam dohlédnout. Nevidím žádný cíl, jenom tuším směr. Za tisíc let nebo dva tisíce let nebo tři tisíce let možná přijde říše člověka."
(Břehy a příboj)”
― Eyvind Johnson

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