Received the Nobel prize in literature in 1974 "for writings that catch
the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos". He shared the prize with Eyvind
Johnson.
Most famous books: "Nässlorna blomma" (1935), "Vägen till Klockrike"
(1948) and "Aniara" (1956). He has also written psalm no 202 in the
Swedish hymn book.
After his Nobelprize in 1974 he developed mental instability. In 1978
his condition was so bad that he was rushed to a hospital (Karolinska
sjukhuset), there he committed sucide by cutting up his stomach with an
hospital scissor, in other words: harakiri. He was 73 years old.
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series,
Vol. 130, pp. 286-290. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.