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Ivar Lo-Johansson

Swedish writer (1901-1990) · Sweden · Writers · Died at 89

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Ivar 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.

A life in dates

1990Died11 April 19901986Ivar Lo AwardAwardOfficer of Arts and LettersAward1982Hedevind PlaquetteAward1979Nordic Council Literature PrizeAward1973Dobloug PrizeAward1953Dobloug PrizeAward1941Samfundet De Nio's Grand PrizeAward1901Born23 February 1901

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Awards

Officer of Arts and Letters1986
Ivar Lo Award1986
Hedevind Plaquette1982
Nordic Council Literature Prize1979
Dobloug Prize1973
Dobloug Prize1953
Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize1941
Honorary Doctor of the University of Uppsala

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Country
Sweden
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1990 · aged 89

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