Ernst Runar Schildt (October 26, 1888, – September 29, 1925) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish

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from

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. His son was

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and author Göran Schildt. Although Schildt wrote his books in Swedish, they have also been translated into Finnish, English, French and German. Born in

, Runar Schildt debuted as a writer in 1912 with his first book, a collection of short stories called ''Den segrande Eros'' (''The Victorious Eros''). All in all, he wrote 33

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, of which 25 were published as

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s. His short stories have also been adapted for films, including '' Aapo'', '' Galgmannen'', '' The Stolen Death'', and '' The Kiss of a Sparrow'' (directed by Claes Olsson). Schildt committed suicide in Helsinki in 1925, at the age of 36.

A selection of Schildt's works

* ''Armas Fager'' * ''Asmodeus och de tretton själarna samt tre noveller'' * ''Den segrande Eros'' * ''Den stora rollen'' * ''En sparv i tranedans'' (which was made into the movie ''The Kiss of a Sparrow'') * * * ''Galgmannen: en midvintersaga'' * ''Häxskogen och andra noveller'' * ''Hemkomsten och andra noveller'' * ''Lyckoriddaren'' * ''Perdita och andra noveller''

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* 1888 births 1925 suicides 1925 deaths Finnish writers in Swedish Suicides in Finland Writers from Helsinki {{Finland-writer-stub

A selection of Schildt's works

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