Artur Lundkvist, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Artur Lundkvist

Swedish writer

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1906

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1991

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Nils Artur Lundkvist (3 March 1906 in Perstorp Municipality, Skåne County – 11 December 1991 in Solna, Stockholm County) was a Swedish writer, poet and literary critic.
He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1968.Artur Lundkvist published around 80 books, including poetry, prose poems, essays, short stories, novels and travel books, and his works have been translated into some 30 languages.
He is also noted for having translated many works from Spanish and French into Swedish.
Several authors he translated were later awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He married the poet Maria Wine in 1936.