Göran Tunström

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Göran Tunström (around 1960)

Göran Tunström (born May 14, 1937 in Karlstad , † February 5, 2000 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish writer .

Life

Tunström was born in Karlstad and grew up in Sunne , Värmland province .

Many of his novels are set in his hometown. His father was a pastor and died when Göran Tunström was young. The author himself lived in Stockholm for many years and died there in 2000. As one of the most famous writers in his country, he was awarded many important prizes. For example, he received the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1984 for his novel Juloratoriet (Christmas Oratorio) , published the year before, and the Selma Lagerlöf Prize in 1987 .

The writer began with poetry to write what one also his prose notes that a special pictorial feature. The loving and understanding way the author treats his people is very positive. His works have been translated into numerous languages.

In Solveig's Legacy , the author treats the issue of the loss of a loved one with great sensitivity. The story takes place in the first half of the 20th century. Aron's wife Solveig was killed in an accident at a young age. Now it is described how the man tries to build a new life with his children. The story of Aron and Solveig is also rolled out in flashbacks . However, Aron never really gets over the loss of his wife. In addition, the other residents of the village, including the famous writer Selma Lagerlöf , are portrayed, sometimes in a humorous way, and we learn how Aron and Solveig's son grows into a young man.

The novel The Moon Drinker is set in Iceland . There the young Pétur grows up with his widowed father Halldór. The mother, a solitary volcanologist with a clear penchant for esotericism , who somehow looks more like a fairy (an elf?) Than a person, disappeared under circumstances that have never been clarified during a volcanic eruption of the Hekla . The father-son relationship is initially very loving, but the father who works for the radio also demands a lot from his son. Later, when the son has the first love affairs, a noticeable rivalry develops between the two. Pétur, the son, finally went to France and built a life of his own there in the economy. Only late, shortly before his death, does he reconcile himself with his now senile father.

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personal data
SURNAME Tunström, Göran
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlstad
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 2000
Place of death Stockholm