Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976)
Author of Return to Ithaca
About the Author
Eyvind Johnson was born in Svartbjörnsbyn, Sweden on July 29, 1900. He held numerous jobs throughout his lifetime including a sawmill worker, a locomotive cleaner, a hay-presser, and a cement worker. In 1920, he and fellow young budding writers founded the literary magazine Vår Nutid (Our Present show more Day), which appeared in six issues. His first book, De Fyra Främlingarna (The Four Strangers), a collection of short stories, was published in 1924. His other works include Här Här Du Ditt Liv! (Here's Your Life), Strändernas Svall (Return to Ithaca), and Hans Nådes Tid (The Days of His Grace). He shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974. He died on August 25, 1976. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Eyvind Johnson foto: Modernista
Series
Works by Eyvind Johnson
Minnas 20 copies
Timans 14 copies
Vägar över Metaponto : en resedagbok 8 copies
Krilon : en roman om det sannolika 6 copies
Lägg undan solen : roman 6 copies
Dagbok från Schweiz, 1947-1949 5 copies
Stad i ljus / Stad i mörker 5 copies
Noveller 5 copies
Regn i gryningen 4 copies
Sju liv 2 copies
Olof lacht tegen het leven 2 copies
Se dig inte om!; Slutspel i ungdomen 2 copies
Noveller. 2 2 copies
Noveller. 1 2 copies
Den trygga världen : noveller 2 copies
Och så vill jag prata med dig : brevväxlingen mellan Eyvind Johnson och Elmer Diktonius (1997) 2 copies
Bijaše to 1 copy
De fyra främlingarna 1 copy
Warszawa! 1 copy
Notizen aus der Schweiz 1 copy
Saltanat Günleri 1 copy
Romanen om Olof. vol. 1 1 copy
Snyoružích a Ohni 1 copy
Racoarea tarmurilor 1 copy
Ett tal i Lund 1 copy
Resa hösten 1921 1 copy
Febern i Paris 1 copy
Etoliano [rakonto] 1 copy
Kari [rakonto] 1 copy
Associated Works
Meesters der Zweedse vertelkunst — Author, some editions — 10 copies
Svenske fortællere fra August Strindberg til Harry Martinson — Author, some editions — 1 copy, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Johnson, Olof Edvin Eyvind Verner
- Birthdate
- 1900-07-29
- Date of death
- 1976-08-25
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- novelist
translator - Organizations
- Svenska Akademien (stol 11)
Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation
Ungsocialistiska Partiet - Awards and honors
- Nobel Prize (Literature, 1974)
- Relationships
- Johnson, Cilla (wife)
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birthplace
- Svartbjörnsbyn, Sweden
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Burial location
- Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm, Sweden
- Associated Place (for map)
- Stockholm, Sweden
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Reviews
I have read and taught the Odyssey and am a lover of Greek myth. This was an interesting interpretation and nicely written. I enjoyed the retelling of this story. But quite honestly it felt too long (kind of like Odysseus’ journey) This book was hard to find but after some searching, my library actually had it! But unfortunately it was falling apart as I read. It’s a commitment and probably worth it if you like The Odyssey. I feel like it took a bit too long.
"If I say God is with us and still take flight - then I will deny Him", 19 Aug. 2013
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This review is from: Dreams of Roses and Fire (Dedalus Nobel Prize winners) (Paperback)
Set in 1600s France, where the Catholics (led by Cardinal Richelieu) and Huguenots are struggling for supremacy, Johnson based his novel on a true-life story.
A Catholic priest - young, handsome, charismatic and who has broken his rule of celibacy - comes to the notice of his superiors. Some are jealous; show more others oppose him for political reasons, since he has written pamphlets against Richelieu, and seems to be somewhat on the side of the Huguenots.
When an apparent case of possession occurs in the Ursuline Convent, he is held responsible...
Narrated in part by a fairly sympathetic onlooker, Daniel Drouin, in the form of a journal, Johnson conjures up a fearsome world where demons can be used to accuse a man. show less
By
sally tarbox
This review is from: Dreams of Roses and Fire (Dedalus Nobel Prize winners) (Paperback)
Set in 1600s France, where the Catholics (led by Cardinal Richelieu) and Huguenots are struggling for supremacy, Johnson based his novel on a true-life story.
A Catholic priest - young, handsome, charismatic and who has broken his rule of celibacy - comes to the notice of his superiors. Some are jealous; show more others oppose him for political reasons, since he has written pamphlets against Richelieu, and seems to be somewhat on the side of the Huguenots.
When an apparent case of possession occurs in the Ursuline Convent, he is held responsible...
Narrated in part by a fairly sympathetic onlooker, Daniel Drouin, in the form of a journal, Johnson conjures up a fearsome world where demons can be used to accuse a man. show less
Jag försökte men jag klarade inte av att komma in I boken. Det är inte ofta jag inte läser ut en bok men det var exakt vad som hände.
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- Works
- 90
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 1,175
- Popularity
- #21,895
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 17
- ISBNs
- 107
- Languages
- 12
- Favorited
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