Kjell Espmark
Kjell Erik Espmark (19 February 1930 – 18 September 2022) was a Swedish writer and literary historian.
He is a member of the Swedish Academy and Professor of the History of Literature at Stockholm University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 5 March 1981. Espmark replaced the linguist Elias Wessén to Seat No.16. On 6 April 2018 Espmark announced that he would no longer participate in the work of the Academy,[1] but returned to his seat in January 2019.[2]
He was born in Strömsund, Sweden.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Three members leave the Swedish Academy – DN.SE". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Peter Englund och Kjell Espmark återvänder till Svenska Akademien". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2019-01-10.
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