Sandro Key-Åberg (1922–1991) was a Swedish poet and novelist. He made his literary debut in 1950 with the poetry collection . Other collections were from 1960, ''O'' from 1965, and from 1981. His
first novel
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was from 1975. He was awarded the
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in 1983 and the
Illis quorum
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The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gusta ...
in 1987.
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1922 births
1991 deaths
Dobloug Prize winners
20th-century Swedish novelists
20th-century Swedish male writers
Recipients of the Illis quorum
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