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Eyvind Johnson, co-recipient of the 1974 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in Saltsjobaden, Sweden. He was one of six children born to Olof Petter Johnson and Cevia Gustafsdotter. His father was a stonecutter. Living on his own from the age of 13, he worked a number of odd jobs including sawmill worker and lumberjack. He later wrote for Swedish papers in Paris and cofounded the literary magazine VAR NUTID.
Johnson is the author of more than 40 novels and short-story collections. He published his first collection of short stories when he was 24 entitled DE LYRA FRAMLINGARNA (THE FOUR STRANGERS). His four-volume epic, ROMANEN OM OLOF, became a classic of Swedish literature.
Eyvind Johnson died in Stockholm, Sweden in 1976.
CHRONOLOGY
1900 He was born in Saltsjobaden, Sweden. (July 29)
1918 He worked as a locomotive cleaner in Boden.
1919 He moved to Stockholm.
1921 He moved to Berlin.
1923 He returned to Sweden.
1924 DE FYRA FRAMLINGARNA (THE FOUR STRANGERS)
1925 TIMANS OCH RATTFARDIGHETEN; He moved to Paris.
1927 STAD I MORKER; He married Aase Christofersen.
1928 STAD I LJUS; MINNAS; His son, Tore, was born.
1929 KOMMENTAR TIL ETT STJARNFALL
1930 AVSKED TILL HAMLET
1932 BOBINACK; NATTEN AR HAR
1933 REGN I GRYNINGEN (RAIN AT DAYBREAK)
1934 AN EN GANG, KAPTEN!
1938 NATTOVNING; His first wife died, and he married Cilla Frankenhauser.
1940 DEN TRYGGA VARLDEN; SOLDATENS ATERKOMST
1941 GRUPP KRILON
1942 KRILONS RESA
1943 KRILON SJALV
1944 His daughter, Maria, was born.
1945 ROMANEN OM OLOF, 4 VOL 1934-37
1946 STRANDERNAS SVALL (RETURN TO ITHACA); PAN MOT SPARTA; His son, Anders, was born.
1949 DROMMAR OM ROSOR OCH ELD (DREAMS OF ROSES AND FIRE)
1950 VALDA SKRIFTER
1951 ETT VARTAL; LAGG UNDAN SOLENB
1953 ROMANTISK BERATTELSE
1955 VINTERRESA IN NORRBOTTEN; TIDENS GANG
1957 MOLNEN OVER MERAPONTION; He was elected a member of the Swedish Academy.
1959 VAGAR OVER METAPONTO
1960 HANS NADENS TID (THE DAYS OF HIS GRACE)
1961 SPAR FORBI KOLONOS
1963 NAGRA STEG MOT TYSTNADEN
1964 LIVSDAGEN LANG
1965 STUNDER VAGOR
1968 FAVEL ENSAM
1973 NAGRA STEG FOR TYSTNADEN
1974 He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1976 He died in Stockholm, Sweden. (August 25)
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