Jarl Hemmer
Jarl Robert Hemmer was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in six consecutive years.
Biography
Hemmer was born in Vaasa, Finland, into a wealthy family. His father was Bror Balder Hemmer, a court assessor and bank manager, and his mother was Emilia Finnilä. He married Saga Margareta Söderman. Hemmer completed his matriculation exam in 1912 and earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1917. He served as the secretary of the Finnish Swedish Writers' Association from 1920 to 1924. Hemmer received several literary awards, including the State Literary Prize in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, and 1934, the SLS Society Prize in 1938, the Lybeck Prize in 1926 and 1935, and the Boisman Prize in 1937.His first collection of poems, Rösterna, was published in 1914. He made his breakthrough in 1922 with another collection of epic poetry called Rågens rike. He received The Great Nordic Novel Prize for En man och hans samvete, a book about the Finnish Civil War, published in 1931. Hemmer was among the contributors to Garm, a Swedish language satirical and political magazine based in Helsinki.
Following the murder of Kaj Munk on 4 January 1944, the Danish resistance newspaper De frie Danske published condemning reactions from influential Scandinavians, including Hemmer.
Works
The Voices 1914.Realm of the Rye. Helsinki: Akademiska Bokhandeln, 1938. Fool of faith. New York: Liveright Pub. Corp., 1935, Rösterna Fantaster Pelaren och andra dikter Ett land i kamp Förvandlingar Prins Louis Ferdinand av Preussen Över dunklet Onni Kokko De skymda ljusen Rågens rike Viljan valtakunta Väntan Med ödet ombord Skärseld Fattiggubbens brud Budskap Helg En man och hans samvete Lyrik i urval Onni Kokko och andra berättelser Morgongåvan Nordan Anna Ringars Klockan i havet Du land. Femton tidsdikter Lyrik 1914–1944 Skrifter i minnesupplaga Dikter i urval – based on Lyrik i urval and Lyrik 1914–1944Ljuset i Gehenna- ''Rågens rike''