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Carl-Henning Wijkmark

1934-11-21 – 2020-09-04

Portrait of Carl-Henning Wijkmark
In conjunction with Carl-Henning Wijkmark's 80th birthday in November 2014, a collections edition will be published in two bands - from the 1972 debut with the Jägarna at Karinhall, via the 2007 August Prize-winning Stundande night through to his latest novel We'll See Again in the Next Dream, from 2013.Credit: Frankie Fouganthin

Life & Legacy

Carl-Henning Wijkmark (21 November 1934 – 4 September 2020) was a Swedish novelist and translator. He made his literary debut in 1972, with the novel Jägarna på Karinhall. Among his other novels are Dressinen from 1983 and Sista dagar from 1986. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1986. He received the August Prize in 2007, for his novel Stundande natten.

Occupation & Career

linguist, translator, teacher, writer, novelist, literary historian, literary critic

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Dobloug Prize; Sherlock Award; August Prize; Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award; De Nio's Special prizes; Lotten von Kræmer Award

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Honors & Awards

August Prize · De Nio's Special prizes · Dobloug Prize · Lotten von Kræmer Award · Sherlock Award · Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award

Employer

Stockholm University

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1036535 — wikidata View source

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