author
Verner von Heidenstam
1859–1940
A Nobel Prize-winning Swedish poet and novelist, he helped steer Swedish literature away from plain realism toward beauty, history, and a strong sense of national memory. His work is known for its vivid feeling, lyrical energy, and love of Sweden’s past and landscapes.
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
Kansa ja sen kuninkaat: Kertomuksia nuorten ja vanhain luettavaksi
by Verner von Heidenstam
Pyhän Birgitan vaellus
by Verner von Heidenstam
Karoliinit: Kertomuksia
by Verner von Heidenstam
Voittojen päiviltä
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
About the author
Born in Olshammar, Sweden, in 1859, Verner von Heidenstam became one of the most influential Swedish writers of his time. After years of travel in Europe and the Near East, he returned to Sweden and emerged as a leading voice against the Naturalist style then dominant in Scandinavian literature.
He wrote both poetry and prose, and his books often drew on history, legend, and the Swedish landscape. He was awarded the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the Nobel committee praised him as a leading representative of a new era in Swedish literature.
Heidenstam was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1912. He died in 1940 at Övralid, the home that became closely associated with his later life and literary legacy.