Elmer Diktonius

Elmer Rafael Diktonius ( born January 20, 1896 in Helsinki, † September 23, 1961 ) was a Swedish writer finland.

Life and work

Diktonius is considered one of the most important representatives of the Finland-Swedish modernism. He debuted in 1921 with the work of Min dikt. In all, he published eleven collections of poetry and prose works, including the novel Janne Kubik (1932) and the two-volume collection of short stories Medborgare i republics Finland (1935 and 1940).

In addition to his literary activities Diktonius also worked as a translator, literary and music critic and composer. He was also co-editor of the journals and Ultra Quosego.

Diktonius was a socialist. His later life was marked by alcoholism and he was also suffering from Alzheimer 's disease. Diktonius was buried in the cemetery Sandudd in Helsinki.

Criticism

The author "appears in the first phase of modernism as a loud, almost heated subversives, but it is not only his radicalism, who stabbed It also comes with two real car loads new substance. Revolutionary outlook on life and a deep contact with the Finnish psyche ( ... ). " ( Th Warburton, according to Hans Marquardt, in: " Nordic love stories ", Leipzig, 1974, pp. 593) Even in his volumes of poetry will Diktonius " the ugliness of life ( ... ) shred " (see Marquardt ). According to Marquardt Diktonius is one of the most important representatives not only of the Finland-Swedish but also in the Nordic literature.

Honors

Works

  • Min DICT (Eng. My poem ) 1921
  • Taggiga lagor (German Jagged flames) 1924
  • Janne Kubik, ett trasmitt i ord ( German Janne Kubik, a woodcut in words), Helsinki 1932
  • Medborgare i republics Finland (German citizens in the Republic of Finland) 1935
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