80-year-old poet was awarded the Nobel for his work is rich in metaphors and images of nature from his country, which is explored through the themes of death, reality, loneliness and redemption. The award for Transtromer This brings pride to the country which is widely known only because the author Henning Mankel criminal and ABBA's band.
Transtromer entitled to the money of 10 million Swedish Kron or the equivalent of U.S. $ 1.45 million. In a brief press conference, Transtromer accompanied by his wife, Monica, who sometimes answer the question directly to him. The poet was paralyzed on the right side of her body and difficulty speaking.
"Very good, very good," the poet said when asked about the award she won.
His wife stated, "We are very, very surprised. We did not realize this was real. Like most Swedish literature lovers and retirees, we sat in front of the TV to see who gets the award. We expect a poet to get it."
Transtromer himself nominated for the Nobel Prize since 1993. Another poet's love is music. He can play the piano with his left hand, which is reflected in a number of his poems.
They beat the Swedish poet Syrian poet Adonism Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami and an American singer, Bob Dylan.
The last time Sweden was home the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1974 when Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson, who became controversial because they are part of the Nobel Academy.
Transtromer was born in Stockholm on April 15, 1931, from the pair's mother a teacher and a journalist father. His works in 1954, "17 Poems" is called the best literary debut in the decade. When a psychology degree, she divides her time between writing and become a psychologist.
Poet whose work has been translated into 60 languages, according to the American poet, Robert Hass, "Giving the right flavor of what it feels like to live mostly in the time life goes on track."
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