Elmer Diktonius

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Elmer Rafael Diktonius (born January 20, 1896 in Helsinki , † September 23, 1961 there ) was a Finnish-Swedish writer.

Live and act

Diktonius is one of the most important exponents of Finnish-Swedish modernism . He made his debut in 1921 with the work Min dikt . He published a total of eleven collections of poetry and prose, including the novel Janne Kubik (1932) and the two-volume collection of short stories Medborgare i republiken Finland (1935 and 1940).

In addition to his writing activities, Diktonius also worked as a translator, literary and music critic and composer. He was also co-editor of Ultra and Quosego magazines .

Diktonius was a socialist . His later life was marked by alcoholism . Finally, there was also Alzheimer's disease . Diktonius was buried in the Sandudd Cemetery in Helsinki.

criticism

The author “appeared in the first phase of modernism like a loud, almost heated subversive, but it is not only his radicalism that stands out. He also comes with two real wagon loads of new material: a revolutionary view of life and a deep contact with the Finnish psyche (...). ”(Th. Warburton; according to Hans Marquardt , in: Nordische Liebesgeschichten , Leipzig 1974; p. 593) Yes in his volumes of poetry, Diktonius wants to "tear up the ugliness of life (...)" (see Marquardt). According to Marquardt, Diktonius is one of the most important representatives not only of Finnish-Swedish, but also of Nordic literature.

Honors

Works

  • Min dict (German: my poem) 1921
  • Hårda sånger (German hard songs) 1922
  • Taggiga lågor (jagged flames) 1924
  • Janne Kubik, ett träsnitt i ord (Eng. Janne Kubik, a woodcut in words), Helsinki 1932
  • Medborgare i republiken Finland (German citizens in the Republic of Finland) 1935
  • Gräs och granit / grass and granite (bilingual selection, translated and edited by Klaus-Jürgen Liedtke , Münster 2014)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karin Hoff , Lutz Rühling: Elmer Diktonius. In: Kindler compact: Scandinavian literature 20th century. Pp. 71-73. [1]


personal data
SURNAME Diktonius, Elmer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diktonius, Elmer Rafael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish-Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Helsinki
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1961
Place of death Helsinki