Johnson,Eyvind

Johnson,Eyvind
John·son (yo͝onʹsôn), Eyvind. 1900-1976.
Swedish writer whose works, notably four semiautobiographical novels collectively titled Novels of Olaf (1934-1937), concern his impoverished youth and sociopolitical issues. He shared the 1974 Nobel Prize for literature.

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  • Johnson, Eyvind — born July 29, 1900, Svartbjörnsbyn, near Boden, Swed. died Aug. 25, 1976, Stockholm Swedish novelist. He endured a grim boyhood of hard labour. His early novels evince feelings of frustration; Bobinack (1932) is an exposé of the machinations of… …   Universalium

  • Johnson, Eyvind — (1900 1976)    A Swedish novelist, Johnson was the son of a disabled railroad worker and had to fend for himself starting at the age of 14. With little formal schooling, he read widely, eventually rising to be one of Sweden s foremost writers,… …   Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater

  • Johnson, Eyvind — ► (1900 76) Novelista sueco. Fue premio Nobel de Literatura en 1974, compartido con H. E. Martinson. Obras: Ciudad en las tinieblas y Novedades, entre otras. * * * (29 jul. 1900, Svartbjörnsbyn, cerca de Boden, Suecia–25 ago. 1976, Estocolmo).… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Eyvind Johnson — Eyvind Olov Verner Johnson (* 29. Juli 1900 in Svartbjörnsbyn außerhalb von Boden, Schweden; † 25. August 1976 in Stockholm) war ein schwedischer Schriftsteller und Nobelpreisträger von 1974. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • JOHNSON (E. O. V.) — JOHNSON EYVIND OLOF VERNER (1900 1976) Le romancier suédois Eyvind Johnson représentait l’une des tendances littéraires les plus originales qu’ait connues la Suède en ce XXe siècle; c’est d’ailleurs à ce titre que, conjointement avec son… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Johnson — Johnson, Andrew Johnson, Eyvind Johnson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Philip Johnson, Samuel * * * (as used in expressions) . Marguerite Johnson Bunche, Ralph (Johnson) Field, Stephen J(ohnson) Heade, Martin Johnson Johnson …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Eyvind Johnson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Johnson. Eyvind Johnson Eyvind Johnson Activités …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Johnson — /jon seuhn/; for 3 also Sw. /yoon sawn/, n. 1. Andrew, 1808 75, seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865 69. 2. Charles Spurgeon /sperr jeuhn/, 1893 1956, U.S. educator and sociologist. 3. Eyvind /ay vin/, 1900 76, Swedish writer: Nobel prize 1974 …   Universalium

  • Eyvind Johnson — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Eyvind Johnson Eyvind Johnson Nombre Eyvind Johnson Nacimiento 29 de julio de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Eyvind — ist ein männlicher Vorname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Varianten 3 Bekannte Namensträger 4 Einzelnachweise …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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