Pär Kristian Rådström (29 August, 1925 – 29 August, 1963) was a Swedish writer and journalist. He also wrote popular songs and was a radio personality. His novel, ''Ärans portar'' (''The Gates of Glory''), published in 1954, was his first major success.

Biography

Rådström was the son of the writer Karl Johan Rådström and the younger brother of the mathematician

Hans Rådström Hans Vilhem Rådström (1919–1970) was a Swedish mathematician who worked on complex analysis, continuous groups, convex sets, set-valued analysis, and game theory. From 1952, he was ''lektor'' (assistant professor) at Stockholm University ...

(1919–1970). He was friends with authors

Lars Forssell Lars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell (14 January 192826 July 2007) was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy. Forssell was a versatile writer who worked within many genres, including poetry, drama and songwriting. He was married from 1951 ...

and

Stig Claesson John Stig Claesson (2 June 1928 – 4 January 2008), also known under his signature Slas, was a Swedish writer, visual artist, and illustrator. Claesson was born on 2 June 1928 in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. He attended the Royal Swedish Acade ...

, and the subject of Claesson's book, ''Om vänskap funnes''. Rådström was married to Annemarie Rådström, a journalist and theater director, and their son is the poet and playwright, Niklas Rådström.

Bibliography

*''Men inga blommor vissnade'' (1946) *''Stjärnan under kavajslaget'' (1949) *''Tiden väntar inte'' (1952) *''Greg Bengtsson & kärleken'' (1953) *''Ärans portar'' (1954) *''Paris – en kärleksroman'' (1955) *''Ballong till månen'' (1958) *''Sommargästerna'' (1960) *''Översten'' (1961) *''Mordet. En sörmländsk herrgårdsroman (1962) *''Den korta resan'' (1963)

Screenplay

*''Kvinnan som försvann'' (1949)

References

External links

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Pär Rådström
at ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Radstrom, Par 1925 births 1963 deaths Swedish writers Journalists from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish journalists