Valentin Chorell

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The grave of Valentin Chorell in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki

Valentin Chorell (born April 8, 1912 in Turku , Finland , † November 18, 1983 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish-Swedish writer and screenwriter .

Live and act

Chorell's parents were the waiter Karl Chorell and his wife Elisabeth Sundqvist. He studied psychology from 1931 to 1934 and then worked as a lecturer. In 1940 he married Ethel Bremer.

In 1941 he published his first volume of poetry, Vinet och lägeln . He had his breakthrough as a writer only in 1949 with the drama Fabian öppnar portana , which was also filmed in 1952. Other dramas followed, and he also wrote novels , radio plays and screenplays. Its main characters are often outsiders who suffer from alcoholism or mental disorders such as schizophrenia .

Works (selection)

Poetry

  • Vinet och lägeln (1941)

Dramas

  • Fabian öppnar portana (1949)
  • Madame (1952)
  • Systrarna (1955)
  • Gräset (1959)
  • Kattorna (1961)
  • Linjerna (1970)

Novels

  • Intimate Journal (1951)
  • Miriam (1954)
  • Främlingen (1956)
  • Kvinnan (1958)
  • Agneta och lumpsamalaren (1968)

Radio plays

  • Dialog vid ett fönster (1949)
  • Kvinnors hus (1951)
  • Andrea Sölfverne (1957)

literature

  • Horst Bien (Ed.): Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures , Leipzig 1978

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personal data
SURNAME Chorell, Valentine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish-Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Turku , Finland
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1983
Place of death Helsinki , Finland