Östen Sjöstrand (16 June 1925 in Gothenburg – 13 May 2006) was a Swedish poet, writer and translator. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1975 and was a member of the Academy's Nobel committee between 1979 and 1990.
Biography Östen Sjöstrand gave his introductory speech in the Swedish Academy about the Swedish writer Pär Lagerkvist, who preceded him at the same chair. As a poet he debuted in 1949 with Unio, which was marked by the post-war agony of the Swedish 1940s poetry. He was above all inspired of French poetry. Music was another source of inspiration for Östen Sjöstrand. In cooperation with Sven-Erik Bäck he wrote a pair of operas, including Gästabudet.
Bibliography Unio (1949) Invigelse (1950) Återvändo (1953) Ande och verklighet (1954) Dikter mellan midnatt och gryning (1954) Främmande mörker, främmande ljus (1955) Dikter 1949–1955 (1958) Hemlöshet och hem (1958) Världen skapas varje dag (1960) De gåtfulla hindren och andra dikter (1961) En vinter i Norden (1963) I vattumannens tecken (1967) Ensamma stjärnor, en gemensam horisont (1970) Drömmen är ingen fasad (1971) Fantasins nödvändighet (1971) Pär Lagerkvist (1975) Strömöverföring (1977) Dikter (1981) Strax ovanför vattenlinjen (1984) På återvägen från Jasna Góra (1987) Sprickorna i stenen (1994)
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