Katarina kyrkogård
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Memorial Page for Per Olov Enquist
Sep 23, 1934 – Apr 25, 2020(85 years)Died in:Vaxholm, Stockholm County
Swedish writer
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April 25th, 2026
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Per Olov Enquist (* September 23, 1934 in Hjoggböle; † April 25, 2020 in Vaxholm) was a swedish writer. He was 85 years old. He was married to Gunilla Thorgren and Lone Bastholm. He studied at Uppsala University. He received 10 awards, including Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, Nordic Council Literature Prize. He was buried at Katarina kyrkogård.
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13 EventsBorn in Hjoggböle, Västerbotten County
1934Uppsala University
1955Master of Philosophy · until 1964
Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize
1966Nordic Council Literature Prize
1969The Legionnaires
Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award
1975Aniara Award
1976Östersunds-Postens litterature price
1978Dobloug Prize
1988Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
1988Honorary doctorate of Umeå University
1992Eyvind Johnson Award
1993Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize
1994Died in Vaxholm, Stockholm County
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- Lone Bastholm
- Per Elof Enqvist
- Maria Albertina Enqvist
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Per Olov Enquist. Forever remembered.