Eyvind Johnson, (July 29, 1900- August 25, 1976) was a Swedish author. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation

for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.

Johnson was born in Boden, Norbotten.

His most noted works include Här har du ditt liv! (Here is Your Life!) (1935), Strändernas Svall (Return to Ithaca) (1946) and Hans Nådes Tid (The Days of his Grace) (1960).

External links

• Eyvind Johnson Society