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Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam, recipient of the 1919 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born into a wealthy family in Olshammer, Sweden. He travelled during his youth to the Middle East, Greece, and Italy. He was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where he studied art.
Heidenstam published his first collection of poetry, VALLFART OCH VANDRINGSAR (PILGRIMAGE AND WONDER YEARS), when he was 19. It was also his first literary success. His is best known for his 1897 novel, KAROLINERNA (THE CHARLES MEN).
Verner von Heidenstam died in Ovralid, Sweden in 1940.
CHRONOLOGY
1859 He was born in Olshammer, Sweden. (July 6)
1875 He began a journey to the Middle East, Greece, and Italy.
1880 He returned to Sweden.; He married Emilia Uggla.
1886 He moved to a castle in Switzerland.
1887 He returned to Sweden.
1888 VALLFART OCH VANDRINGSAR (PILGRIMAGE AND WONDER YEARS); FRAN COL DI TENDA TILL BLOCKSBERG
1889 ENDYMION; RENASSANS
1890 PEPITAS BROLLOP
1892 HANS ALIENUS
1893 His first wife died.; He married Olga Wiberg, but the marriage quickly ended.
1895 DIKER (POEMS)
1896 OM SVENSKARNAS LYNNE
1897 KAROLINERNA (THE CHARLES MEN) 1897-98, 2 vol.
1898 KLASICITET OCH GERMANISM
1899 TANKAR OCH TEKNINGAR; ETT FOLK
1900 SANKT GORAN OCH DRAKEN; H married Greta Sjoberg.
1901 HELIGA BIRGITTAS PIGRIMSFARD
1902 A KING AND HIS CAMPAIGNERS
1904 SKOGEN SUSAR
1905 FOLKUNGA TRADET (THE TREE OF THE FOLKUNGS) 1905-7, 2 vols.
1908 SVENSKARNA OCH DERAS HOVDINGAR (THE SWEDES AND THEIR CHIEFTAINS) 1908-10
1909 DAGAR OCH HANDELSER; SAMLADE SKRIFTER
1911 PROLETARFILOSOFIENS UPPLOSNING
1915 NYA DIKTER (NEW POEMS)
1919 SWEDENS LAUREATE: SELECTED POEMS OF VERNER VON HEIDENSTAM;THE SOOTHSAYER; THE BIRTH OF GOD
1929 UPPSATSER, TAL OCH FANTASIER
1940 He died in Ovralid, Sweden. (May 20)
1941 TANKAR OCH UTKAST; NAR KASTANJERNA BLOMMADE
1942 SISTA DIKTER
1943 SAMLADE VERK
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