Artur Lundkvist (March 3, 1906 in Perstorp Municipality, Skåne County – December 11, 1991 in Solna, Stockholm County) was a Swedish writer, poet and literary critic. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1968. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Perstorp is a Municipality in Skåne County, in southern Sweden. ... SkÃ¥ne County, or SkÃ¥ne län, is the southernmost County or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province SkÃ¥ne. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Solna (population 57,994, 2004) is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden, located north of Stockholms city centre. ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Literary criticism is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. ... The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 on the personal initiative of King Gustav III The Swedish Academy in Stockholm The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. ...

He wrote around 80 books, and his works have been translated into some 30 languages. Lundkvist published a number of poems, including Om natten (In The Night). He is also noted for having translated many works from Spanish and French into Swedish. Several authors he translated were later awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ...

He married the poet Maria Wine in 1936.