Pär Lagerkvist (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
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Pär Lagerkvist’s first literary success was a volume of poetry, Ångest (1916; anguish). He dominated the Scandinavian theater with plays such as Han som fick leva om sitt liv (1928; The Man Who Lived His Life Over, 1971) and De vises sten (1947; The Philosopher’s Stone, 1966). His international reputation was established by the novels written in his later life, particularly Barabbas (1950).
Achievements
Pär Lagerkvist received the prestigious literary prize from Samfundet De Nio in 1928. He...
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