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Pär Lagerkvist

1891–1974

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Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974) was a Swedish poet, playwright, and novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951. His work explores existential themes of good and evil, faith and doubt, often through stark, allegorical narratives. He is best known for his novel 'Barabbas' and his lifelong grappling with the absence of God in a modern world.

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Barabbas (1950)
The Dwarf (1944)
Guest of Reality (1925)
The Sibyl (1956)
The Death of Ahasuerus (1960)
Pilgrim at Sea (1962)
The Holy Land (1964)
Anguish (1916, poetry collection)
The Eternal Smile (1920, short stories)
The Hangman (1933, play)

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