Karin Boye

Swedish poet and novelist (1900–1941)

  • Fame55.6
  • Momentum2.3
  • Wikipedia6.4K
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Lived 1900–1941, aged 41Sweden
SwedenSwedenWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    41 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1900–1941
    Aged 41
  • Known for
    Karin Boye: Kunde jag …
    2024
Summary
Updated 2026-09-04

Karin Maria Boye was a Swedish poet and novelist. In Sweden, she is acclaimed as a poet, but internationally, she is best known for the dystopian science fiction novel Kallocain (1940).

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55.6
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Momentum2.3
Historical23.6
Now attention9.4
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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