Historical FigureMale
Ivar Lo-Johansson
1901 – 1990
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryIvar Lo-Johansson was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. His autobiographical 1978 memoir, Pubertet (Puberty), won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1979.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 23, 1901
Nynäshamn
Date of death
April 11, 1990
Stockholm
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupations & fields
writerjournalistnovelistpoetautobiographershort story writer
Awards & honours
Dobloug PrizeNordic Council Literature PrizeSamfundet De Nio's Grand PrizeDobloug Prizehonorary doctor of the University of UppsalaOfficer of Arts and Letters
- Field and occupation
- švédský spisovatel
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