Per Olof Sundman

Swedish politician (1922–1992)

Per Olof Sundman

Per Olof Sundman

Born| Per Olof Sundman
(1922-09-04)4 September 1922
Vaxholm, Sweden
Died| 9 October 1992(1992-10-09) (aged 70)
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality| Swedish
Period| 1957–1992
Notable works| Flight of the Eagle

Per Olof Sundman (4 September 1922, Vaxholm – 9 October 1992, Stockholm) was a Swedish writer and politician.

Sundman was born in Vaxholm. After World War II, Sundman joined the Centre Party and in 1969 he was elected to the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag.

Per Olof Sundman released his first book in 1957 and soon became a successful writer, even internationally. His writing has been compared to that of Ernest Hemingway.[1] In 1968, Sundman received the Nordic Council's Literature Prize[2] for his 1967 novel Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (The Flight of the Eagle) about the failed attempt of S.A. Andrée to reach the North Pole by a hydrogen balloon.

In 1975 Sundman was elected to the Swedish Academy, on seat 6. Tomas Riad currently holds his seat.

His 1967 novel  The Flight of the Eagle was filmed and directed by Jan Troell, and released in 1982. The film starring Max von Sydow was in 1983 nominated for an Oscar for best foreign-language film of the year.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Westberg, Örjan (2005-12-19). ""Skytten" av Per Olof Sundman" (in Swedish). dagensbok.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
2. ^ "Nordic Cooperation". Retrieved 2025-02-22.
3. ^ "Sweden's Flight of the Eagle". New York Times. Retrieved 2025-02-22.

## Sources

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* Hinchliffe, Ian (1995). The documentary novel: fact, fiction, or fraud? : an examination of three Scandinavian examples of the documentary novels from the 1960s and 1970s. Boston Spa: British Library Document Supply Centre. Libris 1966896.
* McGregor, Rick (1994). Per Olof Sundman and the Icelandic sagas: a study of narrative method. Skrifter utgivna av Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen vid Göteborgs universitet, 0348-4653 ; 26. Göteborg: Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen, Univ. Libris 7756431. ISBN 91-86270-33-8.
* Warme, Lars G. (1984). Per Olof Sundman: writer of the North. Contributions to the study of world literature, 0738-9345 ; 7. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. Libris 4802505. ISBN 0-313-24346-8.

Cultural offices

Preceded by

Olle Hedberg

|  Swedish Academy,
Seat No 6
1975–92  | Succeeded by

Birgitta Trotzig

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Nordic Council Literature Prize winners

1960s|

* 1962: The Days of His Grace – Eyvind Johnson
* 1963: Under the North Star 3: Reconciliation – Väinö Linna
* 1964: The Ice Palace – Tarjei Vesaas
* 1965: From Hell to Paradise – Olof Lagercrantz and The Good Hope – William Heinesen
* 1966: Diwan on the Prince of Emgion – Gunnar Ekelöf
* 1967: Nye noveller – Johan Borgen
* 1968: Flight of the Eagle – Per Olof Sundman
* 1969: The Legionnaires – Per Olov Enquist

1970s|

* 1970: Anna, I, Anna – Klaus Rifbjerg
* 1971: Coast of Slaves,  Ships of Slaves & Islands of Slaves – Thorkild Hansen
* 1972: Sju ord på tunnelbanan – Karl Vennberg
* 1973: Kersantin poika – Veijo Meri
* 1974: Uden mål – og med – Villy Sørensen
* 1975: Siinä näkijä missä tekijä – Hannu Salama
* 1976: Að laufferjum & Að brunnum – Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson
* 1977: I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa – Bo Carpelan
* 1978: Dalen Portland – Kjartan Fløgstad
* 1979: Pubertet – Ivar Lo-Johansson

1980s|

* 1980: Vredens barn – Sara Lidman
* 1981: Hauströkkrið yfir mér – Snorri Hjartarson
* 1982: Samuels bok – Sven Delblanc
* 1983: Om fjorten dage – Peter Seeberg
* 1984: The Christmas Oratorio – Göran Tunström
* 1985: A Day in Ostrobothnia – Antti Tuuri
* 1986: Líkasum – Rói Patursson
* 1987: Hudløs himmel – Herbjørg Wassmo
* 1988: Justice Undone – Thor Vilhjálmsson
* 1989: Roman 1987 – Dag Solstad

1990s|

* 1990: For the Living and the Dead – Tomas Tranströmer
* 1991: The Sun, My Father – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
* 1992: Night Watch – Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
* 1993: Byen og verden – Peer Hultberg
* 1994: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman
* 1995: Angels of the Universe – Einar Már Guðmundsson
* 1996: Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller – Øystein Lønn
* 1997: Bang. En roman om Herman Bang – Dorrit Willumsen
* 1998: After Having Spent a Night Among Horses – Tua Forsström
* 1999: Queen's Gate – Pia Tafdrup

2000s|

* 2000: Drømmebroer – Henrik Nordbrandt
* 2001: The Discoverer – Jan Kjærstad
* 2002: The Half Brother – Lars Saabye Christensen
* 2003: Revbensstäderna – Eva Ström
* 2004: Juoksuhaudantie – Kari Hotakainen
* 2005: The Blue Fox – Sjón
* 2006: The Ocean – Göran Sonnevi
* 2007: Drömfakulteten – Sara Stridsberg
* 2008: Baboon – Naja Marie Aidt
* 2009: I Curse the River of Time – Per Petterson

2010s|

* 2010: Purge – Sofi Oksanen
* 2011: Between the Trees – Gyrðir Elíasson
* 2012: Days in the History of Silence – Merethe Lindstrøm
* 2013: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine
* 2014: Mirage 38 – Kjell Westö
* 2015: Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams & Weariness – Jon Fosse
* 2016: Songs and Formulae – Katarina Frostenson
* 2017: Memories of Love – Kirsten Thorup
* 2018: Hotel Silence – Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
* 2019: Efter Solen – Jonas Eika

2020s|

* 2020: Who killed Bambi? – Monika Fagerholm
* 2021: Flower Valley – Niviaq Korneliussen
* 2022: Om udregning af rumfang – Solvej Balle
* 2023: Ihågkom oss till liv – Joanna Rubin Dranger

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