Hagar Olsson
Alli Hagar Olsson (born September 16, 1893 in Kustavi , † February 21, 1978 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish-Swedish literary critic , translator and writer who is assigned to Finnish-Swedish modernism .
Live and act
Olsson was the daughter of a clergyman. She grew up in Åland Province , Turku and Karelia , where she attended school in Viipuri . She then studied literature in Helsingfors and worked as a literary critic for a Swedish-language newspaper. She has also translated works by Finnish writers such as L. Onerva , Juhani Aho and Johannes Linnankoski into Swedish . Her first novel, Lars Thorman och Döden (Lars Thorman and Death) was published in 1916.
From 1918 a deep friendship developed between Hagar Olsson and Edith Södergran . That year Södergran's volume of poems, Rosenaltaret , was published and panned by most critics, but was defended by Olsson.
In 1922 Olsson founded the literary magazine Ultra together with Elmer Diktonius , and in 1928 Quosego . She was also the editor of Tulenkantajat magazine . Her collection of essays, Ny Generation , published in 1925, became the manifesto of Finnish-Swedish modernism.
The novels Mr Jeremias söker en illusion and Chitambo , which has autobiographical features, are considered to be Olsson's most important works . Olsson also wrote expressionist dramas .
Honors
- 1950 Tollanderska priset
- 1965 Eino-Leino-Preis
- 1966 Svenska Akademiens Finlandspris .
Works
Novels
- Lars Thorman och Döden (1916)
- Kvinnan och nåden (1919)
- Mr. Jeremias söker en illusion (1927)
- På Kanaanexpressen (1929)
- Det blåser upp till storm (1930)
- Chitambo (1933)
- Träsnidaren och döden (1940)
Short prose
- Själarnas annihilated (1917)
- Kinesisk utflykt (1949)
- Hemkomst (1961)
- Drommar (1966)
- Ridturen (1968)
Essays
- Ny generation (1925)
- Arbetare i natten (1935)
- Hurskaat herjaajat (1946)
- Jag lever (1948)
- Tidiga fanfarer och annan dagskritik (1953)
- Möte med kära gestalter (1963)
Dramas
- Hjärtat's pantomim (1927)
- SOS (1928)
- Det blåser upp till storm (1930)
- Det blåa undret (1932)
- Lumisota (1939)
- Rövaren och Jungfrun (1944)
- Kärlekens död (1952)
Web links
- Hagar Olsson. In: FemBio. Women's biography research (with references and citations).
- Dissertation by Judith Meurer-Bongardt on utopian thinking in Hagar Olsson's work (2011)
- Biography at Authors Calendar by Petri Liukkonen (English)
- The woodcarver and death (Träsnidaren och döden) on the website of the University of Wisconsin (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olsson, Hagar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olsson, Alli Hagar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish-Swedish literary critic, translator and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kustavi |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1978 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |