Göran Tunström
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Göran Tunström (14 May 1937 in Borgvik, Grums Municipality – 5 February 2000 in Stockholm) was a Swedish author. He grew up in Sunne, Värmland County. Tunström's style is personal and intimate, and has a clear autobiographical tone. Although active as an established author for nearly four decades, it was particularly after his Juloratoriet (The Christmas Oratorio) was adapted as a movie in 1996 that he became widely known to the (Swedish) public. He participated in the Oslo International Poetry Festival.
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Göran Tunström | |
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Born | (1937-05-14)14 May 1937 Karlstad, Sweden |
Died | 5 February 2000(2000-02-05) (aged 62) Stockholm |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1960–2000 |
Genre | Biography, novel, poem, short story |
Literary movement | Modernism |
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Spouse | Lena Cronqvist |
Children | Linus |
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He was married to artist Lena Cronqvist, and was the father of theatre and film director Linus Tunström.