Vinden på marken

by Harry Martinson

Naturprosa i Urval av författaren från "svärmare och harkrank" + "Midsommardalen" + "Det enkla och det svåra"

132 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

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'."

Detailed Biography: http://authorscalendar.info/harrymar.htm

Reviews

[Vee]

simple prose about nature, with occasional flares of anti-war or climate consciousness. harry just does not miss.