What is Per Olov Enquist?
[[File:PO Enquist.jpg|thumb|200px|Enquist in 2013]] '''Per Olov Enquist''' (23 September 1934 – 25 April 2020) was a [[Swedish people|Swedish]] author. He worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist. He became well-known around the world with his novel ''[[The Visit of the Royal Physician]]'' (1999). His awards include [[Nordic Council Literature Prize]] (1968), ''[[Dobloug Prize]]'' (1988), ''[[Nelly Sachs Prize]]'' (2003) and ''[[Swedish Academy Nordic Prize]]'' (2010). Some of his works have been translated from [[Swedish language|Swedish]] to [[English language|English]] by [[Tiina Nunnally]]. Enquist was born in Hjoggböle, a village in present-day [[Skellefteå Municipality]], [[Västerbotten]]. He died on 25 April 2020 in [[Vaxholm]] of [[multiple organ failure]]. He was 85.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/p-o-enquist-ar-dod-blev-85-ar/ | title=P O Enquist är död – blev 85 år | work=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |lang=sv| date=26 April 2020 | access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[List of Swedish-language writers]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{isfdb name|id=36134|name=Per Olov Enquist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Enquist, Per Olov}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure]] [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Swedish journalists]] {{bio-stub}}