For the Living and the Dead

For the Living and the Dead (Swedish: För levande och döda) is a 1989 collection of poetry by the Swedish writer Tomas Tranströmer. It received the Nordic Council Literature Prize.[1]

For the Living and the Dead
First edition
AuthorTomas Tranströmer
Original titleFör levande och döda
TranslatorDon Coles
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
PublisherAlbert Bonniers förlag
Publication date
1989
Published in English
1996
Pages35
ISBN91-0-047672-2

Its 1996 translation into English by Canadian author Don Coles won the John Glassco Translation Prize in 1997.

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  1. ^ "The winners — Nordic Council Literature Prize". norden.org. Nordic Council. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-06.