Bengt Erik Benedictus Pohjanen (born 26 June 1944 in Kassa in Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden), is a Swedish author, translator and priest living in Överkalix.[1] He belongs to the Finnic Meänkieli-speaking Tornedalian minority.[2] Pohjanen has worked on the development of the literary language and grammar of Meänkieli;[3] he has published Meänkieli-language writings and translations. He also writes in Finnish and Swedish.[4]
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Born | Kassa, Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden | 26 June 1944
Occupation | author, translator, literature scientist, Orthodox Christian priest |
Nationality | Sweden |
Education | Literature science |
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Pohjanen won the Rubus arcticus in 1995 and the Eyvind Johnson literature prize in 2010.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Bengt Pohjanen". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Bengt Pohjanen". norstedts.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Meän kieltä hoon päältä". yle.fi (in Finnish). 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Bengt Pohjanen". naytelmat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Eyvind Johnson-priset till Pohjanen". Svenska Dagbladet. 3 May 2010.