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Pelle Molin
1864–1896
A gifted Swedish writer and painter, he turned the landscapes and everyday speech of Ångermanland into vivid, lasting literature. Though he died at just 31, his posthumous work helped secure his place in Scandinavian literary history.
1 Audiobook
Väriä ja viivoja: Werner von Heidenstamin, Oscar Levertinin y.m. novelleja
by Verner von Heidenstam, Victoria Benedictsson, Henning Berger, August Blanche, Karl-Erik Forsslund, Knut Hamsun, Oscar Levertin, Pelle Molin, Hjalmar Söderberg, August Strindberg
About the author
Born in 1864 in Multrå, Ångermanland, Pelle Molin was a Swedish author, journalist, and artist whose life was brief but remarkably productive. Reliable biographical sources describe him as both a writer and painter, and note that he died in Bodø, Norway, in 1896.
He is best known for Ådalens poesi, a collection published after his death in 1897. His writing is closely associated with northern Sweden, especially the people, dialects, and landscapes of Ådalen, which he portrayed with a strong visual sense and deep local feeling.
Molin also spent time in northern Norway, and that experience fed into both his journalism and later literary reputation. Even with a short life, he left behind work that continues to be remembered for its sharp observation, regional character, and unusually rich sense of place.