Erik Axel Karlfeldt wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists Erik Axel Karlfeldt as Swedish poet (1864–1931).
Erik Axel Karlfeldt was born at Folkärna in 1864. His recorded nationality is Sweden. He was educated at Uppsala University.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as poet and writer.
Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Nobel Prize in Literature (1931) and Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize (1916).
That the work was written from Sweden matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt died in 1931, aged 67. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Nobel Prize in Literature — 1931
- Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize — 1916
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