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Verner von Heidenstam
1859–1940
A Nobel Prize-winning Swedish poet and novelist, he helped move his country’s literature away from strict realism toward a richer world of beauty, history, and imagination. His writing is especially remembered for its strong sense of national feeling and its vivid love of Sweden’s past and landscape.
8 Audiobooks
Kampf und Tod Karls des Zwölften: Historische Erzählungen
by Verner von Heidenstam
Modern Swedish Masterpieces: Short Stories
by Per Hallström, Verner von Heidenstam, Sigfrid Siwertz, Hjalmar Söderberg
Folkungaträdet
by Verner von Heidenstam
Pyhän Birgitan vaellus
by Verner von Heidenstam
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
Kansa ja sen kuninkaat: Kertomuksia nuorten ja vanhain luettavaksi
by Verner von Heidenstam
Karoliinit: Kertomuksia
by Verner von Heidenstam
Voittojen päiviltä
by Verner von Heidenstam
About the author
Born in 1859, Verner von Heidenstam became one of the best-known voices in modern Swedish literature. Reference sources including Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Nobel Prize note that he played a leading role in the reaction against Naturalism, arguing instead for literature shaped by fantasy, beauty, and national themes.
He made his literary breakthrough in the late 1880s and went on to write both poetry and prose. His work is often associated with joy, grandeur, and a deep interest in Swedish history and scenery, qualities that helped make him a major cultural figure in Sweden.
In 1916, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he later served as a member of the Swedish Academy. He died in 1940 at Övralid, the home in Sweden that became closely linked with his final years and lasting legacy.