In the history of letters, Verner von Heidenstam is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Verner von Heidenstam as Swedish writer (1859–1940).
Verner von Heidenstam was born at Olshammar in 1859. His recorded nationality is Sweden.
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 writer, poet and painter.
A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
Recognition followed: Nobel Prize in Literature (1916), Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize (1916) and Goethe Medal for Art and Science.
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.
Verner von Heidenstam died in 1940, aged 81. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Nobel Prize in Literature — 1916
- Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize — 1916
- Goethe Medal for Art and Science
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