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| name = Bo Carpelan |
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| caption= Bo Carpelan in August 2008 |
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| birth_name = Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan |
| birth_name = Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|10|25|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Espoo]], Finland |
| death_place = [[Espoo]], Finland |
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| nationality = Finnish |
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| language = Swedish |
| language = Swedish |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Helsinki]] |
| alma_mater = [[University of Helsinki]] |
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| period = 1946–2011 |
| period = 1946–2011 |
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*{{awd|[[Nordic Council Literature Prize]]|1977| |
*{{awd|[[Nordic Council Literature Prize]]|1977|I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa}} |
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*{{awd|[[Finlandia Prize]]|year=1993|title=Urwind|year2=2005|title2=Berg}} |
*{{awd|[[Finlandia Prize]]|year=1993|title=Urwind|year2=2005|title2=Berg}} |
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[[Baron]] '''Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan''' (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a [[Finland| |
[[Baron]] '''Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan''' (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a [[Swedish-speaking population of Finland|Finland-Swedish]] 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104165600/http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/carpelan.htm |archive-date=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 PhD in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories.<ref name="kirjasto" /> |
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In 1997, he won the [[Swedish Academy Nordic Prize]], known as the 'little Nobel'. He |
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>{{Almanacco|dmy=3 September 1995|match=Bergman|label=''Det sjungande trädet'', 3 September 1995}}</ref> |
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Carpelan died of cancer on 11 February 2011.<ref name="kirjasto" /> He was a member of the Finnish noble family [[Carpelan]]. |
Carpelan died of cancer on 11 February 2011.<ref name="kirjasto" /> He is buried in the [[Hietaniemi Cemetery]] in Helsinki.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.helsinginseurakunnat.fi/material/attachments/hautausmaat/hietaniemi/w8GZkM0y7/Hietaniemen_merkittavia_vainajia.pdf|title=Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia|publisher=Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä|access-date=27 August 2016}}</ref> He was a member of the Finnish noble family [[Carpelan]]. |
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Carpelan went to [[Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors]] and then studied [[history of literature]] at [[University of Helsinki]]. He became Doctor of Philosophy in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bo Carpelan|url=http://authorscalendar.info/carpelan.htm|access-date=2021-04-15|website=authorscalendar.info}}</ref> |
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==Selected bibliography== |
==Selected bibliography== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.finlit.fi/booksfromfinland/bff/498/carpelan.htm |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110524030545/http://www.finlit.fi/booksfromfinland/bff/498/carpelan.htm 1998 Interview with Bo Carpelan] |
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*[http://375humanistia.helsinki.fi/en/humanists/bo-carpelan Bo Carpelan in 375 humanists 28.03.2015, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki] |
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{{The Nordic Council's Literature Prize}} |
{{The Nordic Council's Literature Prize}} |
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{{Swedish Academy Finland Prize winners}} |
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| NAME = Carpelan, Bo |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Finnish writer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 25 October 1926 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 11 February 2011 |
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 13 October 2022
Baron Bo Carpelan | |
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Born | Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan 25 October 1926 Helsinki, Finland |
Died | 11 February 2011 Espoo, Finland | (aged 84)
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 |
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Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a Finland-Swedish poet and author.[1][2] He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his PhD 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.
Carpelan went to Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors and then studied history of literature at University of Helsinki. He became Doctor of Philosophy in 1960.[5]
Selected bibliography
[edit]- I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa (poetry collection, 1976)
- Urwind (novel, 1993)
- Berg (novel, 2005)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ YLE news, Bo Carpelan dies.
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Det sjungande trädet, 3 September 1995". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Bo Carpelan". authorscalendar.info. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1926 births
- 2011 deaths
- Writers from Helsinki
- Finnish writers in Swedish
- Finlandia Prize winners
- 20th-century Finnish nobility
- Finnish literary critics
- Nordic Council Literature Prize winners
- 20th-century poets
- Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery
- Opera librettists
- Finnish writer stubs
- European poet stubs
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- 21st-century Finnish nobility