![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Per_W%25C3%25A4stberg_2010c.jpg/640px-Per_W%25C3%25A4stberg_2010c.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Per Wästberg
Swedish writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Per Erik Wästberg (born 20 November 1933) is a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997.
Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...
Per Wästberg | |
---|---|
![]() Wästberg in 2010 | |
Born | (1933-11-20) 20 November 1933 (age 90) Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Education | Uppsala University Östra Real |
Occupation(s) | writer, journalist, poet |
Employer | Dagens Nyheter |
Spouses |
|
Partner | Margareta Ekström |
Children | Johanna Ekström |
Parent | Erik Wästberg (father) |
Relatives | Olle Wästberg (brother) |
President of PEN International (Interim) | |
In office November 1989 – May 1990 | |
Preceded by | René Tavernier |
Succeeded by | György Konrád |
Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 12) | |
Assumed office 20 December 1997 | |
Preceded by | Werner Aspenström |
Close
Wästberg was born in Stockholm, son of Erik Wästberg and his wife Greta née Hirsch, and holds a degree in literature from Uppsala University. He was editor-in-chief of Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter 1976–1982, and has been a contributor since 1953. He is an older brother of Olle Wästberg.[1]
Wästberg was a member of Amnesty International for many years and was a president of International PEN.[citation needed]
He has been a member of the Nobel Prize in Literature committee since 1999, chair between 2005 and 2019.[2]