Göran Tunström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Göran Tunström

Swedish writer

Date of Birth: 04-May-1937

Place of Birth: Sunne, Värmland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 05-Feb-2000

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Göran Tunström (14 May 1937 in Borgvik, Grums Municipality – 5 February 2000 in Stockholm) was a Swedish author.
He grew up in Sunne, Värmland County.
Tunström's style is personal and intimate, and has a clear autobiographical tone.
Although active as an established author for nearly four decades, it was particularly after his The Christmas Oratorio was adapted as a movie in 1996 that he became widely known to the (Swedish) public.
He participated in the Oslo International Poetry Festival. He was married to artist Lena Cronqvist, and was the father of theatre and film director Linus Tunström.