WÄSTBERG, Per

WÄSTBERG, Per. Swedish, b. 1933. Genres: Novels, Poetry, Urban studies, Biography, Essays. Career: Novelist, essayist, poet, and editor. Has served as cultural editor and editor-in-chief of Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter. Swedish Amnesty, founder, 1963; Swedish PEN, president, 1967- 78; International PEN, president, 1979-87. Has edited, anthologized, and provided commentary on African literature. Member, Nobel Prize Committee for Literature, 1998. Publications: Enskilt arbete, 1952; (with L. af Petersens) Klara, 1957; (trans.) Afrika berattar, 1961; (with A. Ehnmark) AngolaMocambique, 1962, as Angola and Mozambique, 1963; Hjaltarnas uttag: Pojke med sapbubblor. Ur Enskilt arbete. Ett gammalt skuggspel (selected prose), 1964; Afrikas moderna litteratur, 1969; Afrika berattar; en antologi, 1970; (comp.) Afrikansk lyrik, 1970; (with A.-L. Wastberg) Roda huset: ett spel i Stockholm (drama), 1970; Afrika, ett uppdrag: reflexioner, beskrivninger, gissningar, 1976, as Assignments in Africa, 1986; Tal i Roda rummet, 1982; Kungstradgarden: en antologi, 1986; Stockholm i minnet och nuet, 1987; En forandrad varld = A World Transformed (in Swedish and English), 1988; Frusna tillgangar (title means: Frozen Assets), 1990; Alice och Hjordis, tva systrar: dagbocker och brev, 1885-1964 (title means: Alice and Hjordis, Two Sisters: Diaries and Letters), 1994; Kring Johannes (history), 1994; (with R. Millhagen) Sagerska huset, 1995, as The Sager House, 1995; (with A. Theorell) Minnets stiger (title means: Paths of Memory), 2001. Tio anteckmingar om Stockholm (title means: Ten Notes on Stockholm), 2003 AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Ung mans dagbok: fran tolv till sexton ar, 1946-1950 (title means: Young Man's Diary), 1996; En ung forfattares dagbok: fran sjutton till tjugo ar, 1951-53 (title means: Young Writer's Diary), 1997. BIOGRAPHY: Ernst och Mimmi (biography), 1964; Axel Hirsch: Folkbildare och filantrop, 2003. CRITICISM: Lovtal (title means: Words of Praise), 1996; Werner Aspenstrom, 1997. DOCUMENTARIES: Forbjudet omrade (title means: Forbidden Territory), 1960; Pa svarta listan (title means: On the Black List), 1960; Ostermalm, 1962; Humlegardsmastaren. Ett skolkvarter pa ostermalm, 1971; Sommaroarna: en bok om stockhomarnas skargard, 1973; I Sydafrika: resan mot friheten, 1995; Sverige (title means: Sweden), 2001. EDITOR: The Writer in Modern Africa, 1968; An Anthology of Modern Swedish Literature, 1979. ESSAYS: En dag pa varldsmarknaden, 1967; Berattarens oganblick, 1977; Ett horntorn vid Riddargatan, och andra Stockhomsskildringar, 1980; Obestamda artiklar (mini essays), 1981; Bestamda artiklar, 1982; Frukost med Gerard: och andra texter, 1993; Edith Wharton's hemliga tradgard (title means: Edith Wharton's Secret Garden), 2000; Overgangsstallen (title means: Crossings), 2003. NOVELS: Ett gam- malt skuggspel, 1952; Halva kungariket, 1955; Arvtagaren, 1958; Vattenslottet (title means: The Water Castle), 1968; Luftburen, 1969, as The Air Cage, 1972; Jordmanen, 1972, as Love's Gravity, 1977; Eldens skugga (title means: The Shadow of Fire), 1986; Bergets kalla (title means: The Mountain Spring), 1987; Ljusets hjarta, 1991, as Heart of Light, 1998; Vindens laga (title means: The Flame of the Wind), 1993. POETRY: Tio atmosfarer (title means: Ten Atmospheres), 1963; Enkel resa (title means: One-way Trip), 1964; En avlagsen likhet, 1983; Fortojningar, 1995; Karleksdikter (anthology), 1995; Tre rader, 1998; Raderingar, 1999; Fortifikationer (title means: Fortifications), 2001; Tillvaka i tid (title means: Back in Time), 2004. SHORT STORIES: Pojke med sapbubblor (title means: Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles), 1949; Duvdrottningen: och andra berattelser, 1998. Editor of works; contributor to books. Address: Swedish Academy, Box 2118, 10313 Stockholm, Sweden.