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Per Wästberg
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Per Erik Wästberg (born 20 November 1933) is a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997.
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Per Wästberg | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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]