Harry Martinson (May 6, 1904 – February 11, 1978) was a Swedish sailor, author and poet. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974, "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos.", together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson. The choice was very controversial, as both Martinson and Johnson were members of the academy and had partaken in endorsing themselves as laureates.
He has been called "the great reformer of 20th century Swedish poetry, the most original of the writers called 'proletarian'."
assorted essays and poetry about pretty much anything, most of it about nature. definitely melancholic but Martinson writes with a never-ending childish sort of curiosity and playfulness not only towards the world but towards the language he uses; I'm always surprised and delighted by verb or adjective choices in his works
Fina, stämningsfulla och insiktsfulla essäer om naturen, naturdiktning, stämningar, känslor och i slutet även om människans åverkan på naturen som börjar göra naturditningen omöjlig (idag närmast omöjligt att inte ta med den aspekten). Sänk blicken, betrakta livet från en grästuva! Obs - skapar outsäglig längtan efter sommar.
Korta uppsatser som försöker att förknippa konsten med naturvetenskapen där det gäller att betrakta naturen och sin skönhet. Kopplad med ett fantastiskt sprak!