Per August Leonard Hallström (29 September 1866 – 18 February 1960) was a

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author,

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and member of the

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. He joined the academy in 1908, and served as its Permanent Secretary from 1931 to 1941.Per Hallström
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Life

Before devoting himself to writing, Hallström worked in

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and

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as a

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. He is appreciated primarily for his collections of short stories, such as ''Purpur'' urple(1895) and ''Thanatos'' eath(1900). His major works, written before 1910, combine profound compassion with a sensitive awareness of beauty. Between 1922 and 1946, Hallström served as Chairman of the Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy for the

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. Per was grandfather to

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, who was also a writer.

Selected short stories

"The Falcon" (April 1950), in ''Argosy'', Australia/New Zealand edition

References

External links

Critical Essay
by Per Hallström on Chlopi, winner of the 1924 Nobel Prize for literature 1866 births 1960 deaths Writers from Stockholm Swedish male writers Swedish-language writers Members of the Swedish Academy {{Sweden-writer-stub