About Artur Lundkvist (1906-1991) a Swedish writer, poet and literary critic. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1968. Maria Wine (1912-2003) was a Swedish-Danish poet and writer. Artur and Maria married in 1936. The two settled in Stockholm, and remained together until Lundkvist's death in 1991. Artur Lundkvist published around 80 books, including poetry, prose poems, essays, short stories, novels and travel books, and his works have been translated into some 30 languages.—SFdb