Tomas Tranströmer
Tomas Tranströmer | |
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 Tranströmer in 2008 | |
| Born | Tomas Gösta Tranströmer 15 April 1931 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 26 March 2015 (aged 83) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Poet, psychologist |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
| Period | 1954–2015 |
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| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 |
| Spouse | Monika Bladh |
Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. He was awarded the 1990 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Tranströmer was born in Stockholm. He was married to Monica Bladh and had two daughters, Emma and Paula. He had a stroke in 1990, leaving him with aphasia and without the use of his right hand.
Tranströmer died after a short illness on 26 March 2015 at his home in Stockholm, aged 83.[1]
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[change | change source]- ↑ "Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer dies aged 83". The Guardian. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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