Per Hallström

Per Hallström
Born	Per August Leonard Hallström (1866-09-29)29 September 1866 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	18 February 1960(1960-02-18) (aged 93) Nacka, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	dramatist, poet, and short story writer
Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 14)
In office 20 December 1908 – 18 February 1960
Preceded by	Carl Rupert Nyblom
Succeeded by	Ragnar Josephson
Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy
In office April 1931 – December 1941
Preceded by	Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Succeeded by	Anders Österling

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.

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. 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 Anders Hallström, who was also a writer.

Selected short stories

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

External links

• Critical Essay by Per Hallström on Chlopi, winner of the 1924 Nobel Prize for literature