Harry Martinson

Nobel Prize in Literature 1974

“for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos”

Harry Martinson was a Swedish author and poet. He shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos. He is known for poetry and for the science-fiction epic Aniara.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1904–1978