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Harry Martinson

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Harry Martinson

Birth
Jamshog, Olofströms kommun, Blekinge län, Sweden
Death
11 Feb 1978 (aged 73)
Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Burial
Sollentuna, Sollentuna kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Plot
02 B 89
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Writer. Martinson wrote numerous novels as well as poetry. His best-known work is probably "Aniara," a space epic, successfully turned into an opera with music by Karl-Birger Blomdahl. Martinson was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1974.
Writer. Martinson wrote numerous novels as well as poetry. His best-known work is probably "Aniara," a space epic, successfully turned into an opera with music by Karl-Birger Blomdahl. Martinson was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1974.

Bio by: Klas Grönqvist

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Klas Grönqvist
  • Added: Oct 9, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9571170/harry-martinson: accessed ), memorial page for Harry Martinson (6 May 1904–11 Feb 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9571170, citing Silverdals griftegård, Sollentuna, Sollentuna kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden; Maintained by Find a Grave.