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Baron Bo Carpelan
Bo Carpelan in August 2008.
Born	Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan (1926-10-25)25 October 1926 Helsinki, Finland
Died	11 February 2011(2011-02-11) (aged 84) Espoo, Finland
Language	Swedish
Nationality	Finnish
Alma mater	University of Helsinki
Period	1946–2011
Notable works	I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa Urwind Berg
Notable awards	Nordic Council Literature Prize 1977 I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa Finlandia Prize 1993 Urwind 2005 Berg
Spouses	Barbro Eriksson
Children	2

Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a Finnish poet and author.^[1]^[2] He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D. in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories.^[1]

In 1997, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. He was the first person to have received the Finlandia Prize twice (in 1993 and 2005). He won the 2006 European Prize for Literature. His poem, Winter was Hard, was set to music by composer Aulis Sallinen. He also wrote the libretto for Erik Bergman's only opera, Det sjungande trädet.^[3]

Carpelan died of cancer on 11 February 2011.^[1] He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.^[4] He was a member of the Finnish noble family Carpelan.

Selected bibliography

I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa (poetry collection, 1976)
Urwind (novel, 1993)
Berg (novel, 2005)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Liukkonen, Petri. "Bo Carpelan". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
^ YLE news, Bo Carpelan dies.
^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Erik Valdemar Bergman". Almanacco Amadeus. Retrieved 17 February 2015 Template:It.
^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

External links

v t e Nordic Council Literature Prize winners
1960s	1962: The Days of His Grace – Eyvind Johnson 1963: Under the North Star 3: Reconciliation – Väinö Linna 1964: The Ice Palace – Tarjei Vesaas 1965: From Hell to Paradise – Olof Lagercrantz and The Good Hope – William Heinesen 1966: Diwan on the Prince of Emgion – Gunnar Ekelöf 1967: Nye noveller – Johan Borgen 1968: Flight of the Eagle – Per Olof Sundman 1969: The Legionnaires – Per Olov Enquist
1970s	1970: Anna, I, Anna – Klaus Rifbjerg 1971: Coast of Slaves, Ships of Slaves & Islands of Slaves – Thorkild Hansen 1972: Sju ord på tunnelbanan – Karl Vennberg 1973: Kersantin poika – Veijo Meri 1974: Uden mål – og med – Villy Sørensen 1975: Siinä näkijä missä tekijä – Hannu Salama 1976: Að laufferjum & Að brunnum – Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson 1977: I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa – Bo Carpelan 1978: Dalen Portland – Kjartan Fløgstad 1979: Pubertet – Ivar Lo-Johansson
1980s	1980: Vredens barn – Sara Lidman 1981: Hauströkkrið yfir mér – Snorri Hjartarson 1982: Samuels bok – Sven Delblanc 1983: Om fjorten dage – Peter Seeberg 1984: The Christmas Oratorio – Göran Tunström 1985: A Day in Ostrobothnia – Antti Tuuri 1986: Líkasum – Rói Patursson 1987: Hudløs himmel – Herbjørg Wassmo 1988: Justice Undone – Thor Vilhjálmsson 1989: Roman 1987 – Dag Solstad
1990s	1990: For the Living and the Dead – Tomas Tranströmer 1991: The Sun, My Father – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää 1992: Night Watch – Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir 1993: Byen og verden – Peer Hultberg 1994: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman 1995: Angels of the Universe – Einar Már Guðmundsson 1996: Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller – Øystein Lønn 1997: Bang. En roman om Herman Bang – Dorrit Willumsen 1998: After Having Spent a Night Among Horses – Tua Forsström 1999: Queen's Gate – Pia Tafdrup
2000s	2000: Drømmebroer – Henrik Nordbrandt 2001: The Discoverer – Jan Kjærstad 2002: The Half Brother – Lars Saabye Christensen 2003: Revbensstäderna – Eva Ström 2004: Juoksuhaudantie – Kari Hotakainen 2005: The Blue Fox – Sjón 2006: The Ocean – Göran Sonnevi 2007: Drömfakulteten – Sara Stridsberg 2008: Baboon – Naja Marie Aidt 2009: I Curse the River of Time – Per Petterson
2010s	2010: Purge – Sofi Oksanen 2011: Between the Trees – Gyrðir Elíasson 2012: Days in the History of Silence – Merethe Lindstrøm 2013: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine 2014: Mirage 38 – Kjell Westö 2015: Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams & Weariness – Jon Fosse 2016: Songs and Formulae – Katarina Frostenson 2017: Memories of Love – Kirsten Thorup 2018: Hotel Silence – Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir 2019: Efter Solen – Jonas Eika
2020s	2020: Who killed Bambi? – Monika Fagerholm 2021: Flower Valley – Niviaq Korneliussen 2022: Om udregning af rumfang – Solvej Balle 2023: Ihågkom oss till liv – Joanna Rubin Dranger
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-[[Baron]] '''Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan''' (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[poet]] and [[author]].<ref name="kirjasto">{{cite web |url=http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/carpelan.htm |title=Bo Carpelan |website=Books and Writers ''(kirjasto.sci.fi)'' |first=Petri |last=Liukkonen |publisher=[[Kuusankoski]] Public Library |location=Finland |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104165600/http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/carpelan.htm |archivedate=4 November 2007 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref><ref>[http://yle.fi/uutiset/kulttuuri/2011/02/bo_carpelan_on_kuollut_2356697.html YLE news, Bo Carpelan dies.]</ref>  He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D. in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories.<ref name="kirjasto" />
+[[Baron]] '''Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan''' (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[poet]] and [[author]].<ref name="kirjasto">{{cite web |url=http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/carpelan.htm |title=Bo Carpelan |website=Books and Writers ''(kirjasto.sci.fi)'' |first=Petri |last=Liukkonen |publisher=[[Kuusankoski]] Public Library |location=Finland |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104165600/http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/carpelan.htm |archivedate=4 November 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://yle.fi/uutiset/kulttuuri/2011/02/bo_carpelan_on_kuollut_2356697.html YLE news, Bo Carpelan dies.]</ref>  He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D. in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories.<ref name="kirjasto" />
 In 1997, he won the [[Swedish Academy Nordic Prize]], known as the 'little Nobel'. He was the first person to have received the [[Finlandia Prize]] twice (in 1993 and 2005). He won the 2006 [[European Prize for Literature]]. His poem, ''Winter was Hard'', was set to music by composer [[Aulis Sallinen]]. He also wrote the [[libretto]] for [[Erik Bergman]]'s only opera, ''[[Det sjungande trädet (opera)|Det sjungande trädet]]''.<ref name = "AA">Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). [http://www.amadeusonline.eu/almanacco.php?Start=50&Giorno=&Mese=&Anno=&Giornata=&Testo=Erik+Valdemar+Bergman&Parola=Stringa "Erik Valdemar Bergman"]. Almanacco Amadeus. Retrieved 17 February 2015 {{it}}.</ref>