Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously in 1931 after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderblom, member of the Swedish Academy. It has been rumored that he had been offered, but declined, the award already in 1919.
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20 July 1864 Karlbo, Dalarna, Sweden
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Died |
8 April 1931 (aged 66) Stockholm, Sweden
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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