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Per Olov Enquist, also known as P. O. Enquist, (23 September 1934 – 25 April 2020) was a Swedish author. He had worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist. Biography
Per Olov Enquist, även känd som P.O. Enquist, född 23 september 1934 i Sjön, Hjoggböle i Bureå församling i Västerbotten, död 25 april 2020 [1] [2] i Vaxholms distrikt, [3] var en svensk författare, dramatiker och regissör.
May 4, 2020 · Per Olov Enquist, an acclaimed Swedish novelist, playwright and journalist who for decades was a leading voice in Scandinavian literary and cultural life, died on April 25 in Vaxholm,...
- Steven Kurutz
Apr 26, 2020 · The web page reports the death of Per Olov Enquist, one of Sweden's best-known authors, who wrote novels, plays and essays. His work explored themes of truth, fact and fiction, and won acclaim in Europe, especially France and Germany.
Per Olov Enquist was a Swedish writer and social critic of the 1960s. Enquist’s first novels, Kristallögat (1961; “The Crystal Eye”) and Färdvägen (1963; “The Route Travelled”), reflect his aesthetic interest in the form of the novel and the influence of the French new novel.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Independent's obituary of the late author, who wrote novels based on historical figures and events, such as Marie Curie and the Roman Olympics. Enquist also won an Oscar for his screenplay Pelle the Conqueror and struggled with depression and alcoholism.
Apr 28, 2020 · For more than five decades, Per Olov Enquist said, he was caught in a “black hole” that ate up his life, even as he became one of Scandinavia’s most celebrated authors.
