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Bo Carpelan

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Finnish writer (1926-2011)

WritersLived 1926 to 2011 · aged 84
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Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan was a Finland-Swedish poet and author. He published his first book of poems, Som en dunkel värme, in 1946, and received his PhD in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories.

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Awards 17

2006European Prize for Literature
2005Finlandia Award
1997Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
1995Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize
1995Aniara Award
1993Finlandia Award
1991Prix Laure Bataillon
1988Thanks for the Book Award
1983Karl Emil Tollander Prize
1978Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
1977Nordic Council Literature Prize
1971Swedish Academy Finland Prize
1967Carl Emil Englund prize
1962Karl Emil Tollander Prize
1961Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize
1958Karl Emil Tollander Prize
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

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Jaakko PakkasvirtaAlso in Valkoinen kääpiö (1986)Georg Henrik von WrightAlso won Swedish Academy Finland PrizeKjell WestöAlso won Finlandia AwardTadeusz RóżewiczAlso won European Prize for LiteratureBernhard SchlinkAlso won Prix Laure BataillonPer Olov EnquistAlso won Aniara Award

About this person

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2011 · aged 84
Written about in
26 languages

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