Eyvind Johnson

Eyvind Johnson
Born	Olof Edvin Verner Jonsson (1900-07-29)29 July 1900 near Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden
Died	25 August 1976 (aged 75) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Period	1924–1976
Notable works	Here's Your Life Return to Ithaca The Days of His Grace
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature 1974 (shared with Harry Martinson)
Spouses	Aase Christoffersen (1927–1938, her death) Cilla Johnson (1940–1978)
Children	Tore Maria Carl-Anders
Website
www.eyvindjohnson.se

Eyvind Johnson (29 July 1900 – 25 August 1976) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.