Karin Boye

   

Karin Boye (October 26, 1900 - April 24, 1941) was a Swedish poet and novelist.

She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 1932, after the breakup of her marriage, she had a relationship with Gunnel Bergström, the wife of fellow poet Gunnar Ekelöf. She was largely responsible for translating the work of T. S. Eliot into Swedish. She died in an apparent suicide.

In 2004, one of the branches of the Uppsala University Library was named the Karin Boye Library (Karin Boye-biblioteket) in her honour.

See also: List of Swedish writers

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