Per Olof Sundman

Per Olof Sundman ( born September 4, 1922 in Vaxholm, † 9 October 1992 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish writer and politician.

Life

Per Olof Sundman attended a high school in Stockholm. In his youth he was active in the Nazi organization Nordisk Ungdom. He was a soldier and held various professions, he was from 1949 to 1963 host hotel in northern Sweden. He worked as a local politician. As a member of Centerpartiet he was from 1969 to 1980 deputy in the Reichstag. From 1975 to 1992 he was a member of the Swedish Academy.

In his novels he treats human behavior in extreme situations, he often describes loner in the Northern European habitat. He used an objective, reportage-like writing style. His novel engineering Andrées Aviation was founded in 1982 by Jan Troell filmed ( German release title: The Flight of the Eagle ).

German editions (selection)

• The expedition, novel, translated by AA and Erich Furreg, Benziger Verlag Einsiedeln, Zurich and Cologne, 1965 ( Expeditions, 1962)
• Two days, two nights, novel, translated by Walter Lindenthal, Benziger Verlag Einsiedeln, Zurich and Cologne, 1967 ( Två dagar, två nätter, 1965)
• Engineer Andrées aviation, Roman ( about Andrée Polar Expedition of 1897), translated by Udo Birckholz, Benziger Verlag Einsiedeln, Zurich and Cologne, 1969 ( Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd, 1967)
• The investigation, novel, translated by Udo Birckholz, Benziger Verlag Einsiedeln, Zurich and Cologne, 1971, ISBN 3-545-36126-8 ( Undersökningen, 1958)
• Report on Samur, novel, translated by Walter Baumgartner, Benziger Verlag Einsiedeln, Zurich and Cologne, 1977, ISBN 3-545-36280-9 ( Berättelsen om sam, 1977)

( German editions published by Benziger, Luebbe, the DTV, and in the publishing world and people, Berlin / GDR. )