Per Hallström

Per Hallström
Per Hallström and his wife in 1904. Artist: Richard Bergh
Born	Per August Leonard Hallström (1866-09-29)29 September 1866 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	18 February 1960(1960-02-18) (aged 93)

Per August Leonard Hallström (29 September 1866 – 18 February 1960) was a Swedish author, short-story writer, dramatist, poet and member of the Swedish Academy. He joined the academy in 1908, and served as its Permanent Secretary from 1931 to 1941. ^[1]

Life[]

Before devoting himself to writing, Hallström worked in London and Chicago as a chemist. He is appreciated primarily for his collections of short stories, such as Purpur [Purple] (1895) and Thanatos [Death] (1900). His major works, written before 1910, combine profound compassion with a sensitive awareness of beauty.^{[citation needed]} Between 1922 and 1946, Hallström served as Chairman of the Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Per was grandfather to , 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

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