Per Hallström
{{Short description|Swedish author, short-story writer, dramatist and poet}}
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| birth_name = Per August Leonard Hallström
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| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| death_date = {{death date and age|1960|2|18|1866|9|29|df=y}}
| death_place = Nacka, Sweden
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| occupation = dramatist, poet, and short story writer
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| office = Member of the Swedish Academy
(Seat No. 14)
| termstart = 20 December 1908
| termend = 18 February 1960
| predecessor = Carl Rupert Nyblom
| successor = Ragnar Josephson
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| termstart2 = April 1931
| termend2 = December 1941
| predecessor2 = Erik Axel Karlfeldt
| successor2 = Anders Österling
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Per August Leonard Hallström (29 September 1866 – 18 February 1960) was a Swedish author, short-story writer, dramatist, poet and member of the Swedish Academy. He joined the academy in 1908, and served as its Permanent Secretary from 1931 to 1941.[https://www.ranker.com/review/per-hallstr%C3%B6m/3031735 Per Hallström]
Life
Before devoting himself to writing, Hallström worked in London and Chicago as a chemist. He is appreciated primarily for his collections of short stories, such as Purpur [Purple] (1895) and Thanatos [Death] (1900). His major works, written before 1910, combine profound compassion with a sensitive awareness of beauty.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
Between 1922 and 1946, Hallström served as Chairman of the Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Per was grandfather to Anders Hallström, who was also a writer.
Selected short stories
"The Falcon" (April 1950), in Argosy, Australia/New Zealand edition
References
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External links
- [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1924/present.html Critical Essay] by Per Hallström on Chlopi, winner of the 1924 Nobel Prize for literature
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Category:Writers from Stockholm
Category:Swedish-language writers
Category:Members of the Swedish Academy
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