Olle Hedberg
| Olle Hedberg | |
|---|---|
 Olle Hedberg in 1957. | |
| Born |
Carl Olof Hedberg 31 May 1899 Norrköping, Sweden |
| Died |
20 September 1974 (aged 75) Verveln, Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Notable works |
Iris och löjtnantshjärta Ut med blondinerna! Bekänna färg |
| Spouse | Ruth Hedberg |
Carl Olof "Olle" Hedberg (31 May 1899, Norrköping, Sweden – 20 September 1974, Verveln, Östergötland, Sweden) was a Swedish author.
Hedberg is best known as a probing satirist of the middle class and conventional world in general. His first novel, Rymmare och fasttagare (Prisoner's base), was published in 1930, and from then on would write a novel every year for the next several decades. His works of the 1940s entail a search for religious and moral values.[1] Bekänna färg (Show one’s hand), published in 1947, is considered to be one of his most important novels from this period.
His works do not aspire to a philosophical greatness. Rather he himself is more of a realist and a disenchanted moralist.[2] He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1957.
Hedberg committed suicide 1974, a few weeks after his daughter Birgitta succumbed to a sudden illness.[3]
Selected bibliography
- Prisoner's Base (Swedish: Rymmare och fasttagare, 1930) (English translation 1932)
- Iris och löjtnantshjärta (1934)
- Ut med blondinerna! (1939)
- Stopp! Tänk på något annat (1939)
- Bekänna färg (1947)
- Animals in Cages (Swedish: Djur i bur, 1959) (English translation 1962)
Notes
- ↑ (April 1, 1995). Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Merriam-Webster. ISBN 0-87779-042-6. Page 528.
- ↑ Seymour-Smith, Martin (1973). Funk & Wagnalls Guide to Modern World Literature. Funk & Wagnalls. ISBN 0-308-10079-4. Page 1025.
- ↑ "Olle Hedberg". Bonnierförlagen. Retrieved 2013-01-16.