Björn-Erik Höijer

Swedish writer (1907–1996)

Björn-Erik Höijer

Born	14 March 1907 Malmberget, Sweden
Died	10 February 1996 Uppsala, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	Novelist, short-story writer and playwright
Awards	Dobloug Prize (1967)

Björn-Erik Höijer (14 March 1907 – 10 February 1996) was a Swedish novelist, short-story writer and playwright.

Biography

Björn-Erik Höijer was born at Malmberget, Sweden. Originally a handicraft teacher (sloyd), Höijer made his literary debut in 1940 with the short-story collection Grått berg.^[1] Among his novels are Parentation from 1945 and Lavinen from 1961. Among his plays are Isak Juntti hade många söner from 1954 and En gruvarbetares död from 1990.^[2] He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1967.^[3] He died during 1996 and was buried at Uppsala gamla kyrkogård.

References

^ "Björn-Erik Höijer". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 July 2012.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Björn-Erik Höijer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 July 2012.