Sivar Arnér (13 March 1909 – 13 January 1997) was a Swedish novelist and playwright.

Biography

Sivar Arnér was born at Arby parish in

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. G ...

, Sweden. Arnér was the son of the merchant Ernst Arnér and Hilda Nilsson. His brother Gotthard Arnér (1913-2002) was a cathedral organist first at

Växjö Cathedral Växjö Cathedral ( sv, Växjö domkyrka) is a cathedral in Växjö, Sweden. It is the seat of the Bishop of Växjö within the Church of Sweden. According to legend, the cathedral was founded by Saint Sigfrid of Sweden. The first stone church ...

and later at

Storkyrkan Storkyrkan (, ), also called Stockholms domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral) and Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Church of Saint Nicholas), is the oldest church in Stockholm. Storkyrkan lies in the centre of Stockholm in Gamla stan, between Stockholm Palace an ...

in Stockholm. His brother Ivar Arnér (1921-1986) was an economist and chief financial officer of Gothenburg Railways. He attended

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

in 1932. He was employed as a teacher at Karlskrona,

Skara Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18,580 inhabitants in 2013. Despite its small size, it is one of the oldest cities in Sweden, and has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. O ...

and Norrköping until 1948. He subsequently settled in Stockholm to become a full-time writer. Among his novels are ''Plånbok borttappad'' (1943), ''Knekt och klerk'' (1945) and ''Tvärbalk'' (1963). Arnér also published a number of dramas including ''Fem hörspel'' (1959) and Drottningen (1984). He was awarded the

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ...

in 1971.

Personal life

He was married to the Hungarian-born artist and author Lenke Rothman (1929–2008). They were the parents of

Elias Arnér Elias Arnér (Elias S. J. Arnér; born 2 March 1966) is a Swedish professor in biochemistry active in the fields of redox biology and cancer research. He studied medicine at Karolinska Institutet and became a medical doctor in 1997. He received h ...

(born 1966), noted professor in biochemistry at the

Karolinska Institutet The Karolinska Institute (KI; sv, Karolinska Institutet; sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English) is a research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden. The Karolinska Institute is consist ...

. Sivar Arnér died during 1997 in Stockholm and was buried at

Voxtorp Church, Kalmar County Voxtorp Church ( sv, Voxtorps kyrka) is a Middle Ages, medieval round church in Kalmar County in Sweden. It belongs to the parish of Halltorp-Voxtorps in the Diocese of Växjö. History and architecture The church was built around 1240 in tufted ...

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1909 births 1997 deaths People from Kalmar County Lund University alumni 20th-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Swedish novelists Dobloug Prize winners Swedish male novelists Swedish male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Swedish male writers {{Sweden-writer-stub