Per Anders Fogelström
Per Anders Fogelström , PAF (born August 22, 1917 in Stockholm ; † June 23, 1998 there ) was a Swedish writer and social critic .
Fogelström was and is one of the most important portrayals of his hometown Stockholm. His collection of Stockholmiana, about 80 meters of shelves of literature, is now in the Stockholm City Museum .
From 1963 to 1977, Fogelström was chairman of Svenska Freds- och Skiljedomsföreningen , an independent association that advocates military disarmament and peaceful conflict resolution.
In 1976 he was made an honorary doctorate from Stockholm University. A statue of Per Anders Fogelström was unveiled in Stockholms stadshus the same day he died .
Bibliography of the original Swedish editions
- Orons giriga hand 1947
- Att en dag vakna 1949
- Ligister 1949
- Sommaren med Monika 1951
- Möten i skymningen 1952
- En bok om Söder 1953
- Medan staden sover 1953
- I kvinnoland 1954
- En natt ur nuet 1955
- En borg av trygghet 1957
- Expedition Dolly 1958
- Tack vare Iris 1959
- Mina drommars stad 1960
- Barn av sin stad 1962
- Kring stream 1962,
- Ny tid - ny stad 1963
- Stockholm - stad i förvandling 1963
- Minns you the city 1964
- En bok om Kungsholmen 1965
- I en förvandlad stad 1966
- Okänt Stockholm 1967
- Stad i världen 1968
- Ett berg vid vattnet 1969
- Söder om tullen 1969
- Cafe Utposten 1970
- Stad i picture 1970
- Kampen for Fred 1971
- 300 år på Kungsholmen 1972
- Upptäckarna 1972
- Revoltörerna 1972
- Utsikt över stan 1974
- Erövrarna 1975
- Besittarna 1977
- En bok om Stockholm 1978
- Svenssons 1979
- Vävarnas barn 1981
- Krigens barn 1985
- Vita bergens barn 1987
- Comedians 1989
- Mödrar och söner 1991
- Hem, till sist 1993
- Ur det försvunna 1996
Film adaptations
- 1953: The time with Monika - director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1976: The city of my dreams (Mina drömmars stad)
See also
Web links
- Literature by and about Per Anders Fogelström in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fogelström, Per Anders |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 1998 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |