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Karin Boye

Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist (died 1941)

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Born
October 26, 1900
Died
April 24, 1941
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1900

About Karin Boye

Karin Maria Boye was a Swedish poet and novelist. In Sweden, she is acclaimed as a poet, but internationally, she is best known for the dystopian science fiction novel Kallocain (1940). In 1931, Boye, together with Erik Mesterton and Josef Riwkin, founded the poetry magazine Spektrum, introducing T. Her 1931 novel Astarte was a criticism of the bourgeois culture, and won a Nordic novel prize. A literary association dedicated to her work was created in 1983, keeping her work alive by spreading it among new readers.

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Karin Boye timeline

  1. In 1931, Boye, together with Erik Mesterton and Josef Riwkin, founded the poetry magazine Spektrum, introducing T.
  2. Her 1931 novel Astarte was a criticism of the bourgeois culture, and won a Nordic novel prize.
  3. A literary association dedicated to her work was created in 1983, keeping her work alive by spreading it among new readers.

The world when Karin Boye was born

Karin Boye was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

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Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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