Gösta Ågren
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Gösta Ågren (born 1936 in Nykarleby) is a Swedish-language Finnish author who won the Finlandia Prize in 1988 for Jär.[1][2] Gösta Ågren has praised the Gospel of Mark for its literary values and published the collection The Carpenter in reference to it.[3] That stated he is known for his left-wing sympathies, which can be seen in his autobiographical work concerning the rural "proletariat." His brothers Leo and Erik were also writers.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Bredsdorff, Elias (1990) Scandinavica, vol 29-30, Academic Press
- ^ "Literary Awards of the Nordic Countries: Finland - The Finlandia Prize", ScandinavianBooks.com, retrieved 20 January 2010
- ^ Poetics For The Gospels?: Rethinking Narrative Criticism by Petri Merenlahti, pg 36
- ^ History of Finnish Literature by Jaakko Ahokas, pg 433
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