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Per Anders Fogelström (22 August 1917,
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
– 20 June 1998 Stockholm) was a Swedish writer of over 40 novels, and one of the leading figures in modern
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. He spent his whole life in
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, where he set his famous five part ''City Novels'' series (Swedish: ''Stadserien''), describing the lives of successive generations of Stockholmers between 1860 and 1968: *''Mina Drömmars stad'' ('' City of My Dreams''), published in 1960, covers the period from 1860-1880. *''Barn av sin stad'' ('' Children of Their City''), published in 1962, covers 1880-1900. *''Minns du den stad'' ('' Remember the City''), published in 1964, covers 1900-1925. *''I en förvandlad stad'' (''
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''), published in 1966, covers 1925-1945. *''Stad i världen'' ('' City in the World''), published in 1968, covers 1945-1968. All five novels have been published in an English translation by Jennifer Brown Bäverstam. A film adaptation of '' City of My Dreams'' ( Swedish: ''Mina drömmars stad'') was released in 1976, directed by
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, with narration from Fogelström. His 1949 novel ''Ligister'' ("Gangsters") was adapted into a film, released in 1950, titled While the City Sleeps (Swedish: ''Medan staden sover''). Fogelström himself wrote the screenplay, with some input from the renowned filmmaker
Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoun ...
, while
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served as director. Bergman and Fogelström collaborated a second time, for Bergman's 1953 film Summer with Monika (Swedish: ''Sommaren med Monika''). The film was based on an unpublished short story that Fogelström had written. In conjunction with the film's production, Fogelström developed the short story into a novel instead, which was published in 1951, under the same title the film was later released as. An active
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, Fogelström served as director of the
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(Swedish: ''Svenska freds- och skiljedomsföreningen'') from 1963 to 1977. He was also a member of the Swedish Vietnam Committee (Swedish: ''Svenska Vietnamkommittén''), an organization opposing the
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, and a strong opponent of
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. He received an honorary doctorate from
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in 1976, and was awarded the Swedish royal medal
Litteris et Artibus Litteris et Artibus is a Swedish royal medal established in 1853 by Charles XV of Sweden, who was then crown prince. It is awarded to people who have made important contributions to culture, especially music, dramatic art and literature. The ob ...
in 1996. After his death, a bust of Fogelström was unveiled in
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Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fogelstrom, Per Anders 1917 births 1998 deaths Swedish male writers Swedish pacifists Writers from Stockholm Litteris et Artibus recipients