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OverviewAI-generated
Karin Maria Boye was a Swedish poet, novelist, translator, and literary critic. Born in Gothenburg in 1900, she was educated at Uppsala University and began her work period in 1915. She wrote in Swedish and was a member of Samfundet De Nio. Her notable works include *Kallocain*, *Kris*, *Uppgörelser*, *Till dig*, *Härdarna*, and *De sju dödssynderna och andra efterlämnade dikter*.
Boye died in 1941 in Oscar Parish, Alingsås, from a drug overdose resulting in suicide. She is buried at Östra kyrkogården. Her archives are held at Uppsala University Library. She was in a significant relationship with Ebba Lindqvist.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1900
- Died
- 1941
- Works
- 38
Top works
- Uppgörelser
- Till dig
- Härdarna
- De sju dödssynderna och andra efterlämnade dikter
- Dikter Kallocain Kris
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Native name
- Karin Maria Boye
- Born
- ( 1900-10-26 ) 26 October 1900, Gothenburg , Sweden
- Died
- 21 April 1941 (1941-04-21) (aged 40), Alingsås , Sweden
- Resting place
- Östra kyrkogården, Gothenburg
- Language
- Swedish
- Genres
- novel , poetry , essay
- Years active
- 1922–1941
- Notable works
- "Yes, of course it hurts", Kallocain
- Spouse
- Leif Björk (1929–1932)
- Partner
- Margot Hanel (1934–1941)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Alingsås
- Occupation
- critic
- Educated at
- Uppsala University
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Field of work
- poetry
- Official website
- www.karinboye.se/index.shtml
- Image
- Karin Boye, 1940s.gif
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- place of burial
- Östra kyrkogården
- Commons category
- Karin Boye
- date of birth
- 1900-10-26
- date of death
- 1941-04-24
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons gallery
- Karin Boye
- member of
- Samfundet De Nio
- described at URL
- forum.genealogi.se/index.php?topic=77141.0
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- writing language
- Swedish
- start of work period
- 1915-00-00
- ethnic group
- Swedes
- Commons Creator page
- Karin Boye
- name in native language
- Karin Maria Boye
- archives at
- Uppsala University Library
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Encyclopedic overview
Karin Maria Boye (listen; 26 October 1900 – 24 April 1941) was a Swedish poet and novelist. In Sweden, she is acclaimed as a poet, but internationally, she is best known for the dystopian science fiction novel Kallocain (1940).
Biography
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