Ernst Nils Sivar Erik Arnér (1909-03-13)13 March 1909 Kalmar County, Sweden
Died
13 January 1997(1997-01-13) (aged 87) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality
Swedish
Period
1943–1991
Notable works
Plånbok borttappad
Knekt och klerk
Tvärbalk
Spouse
Lenke Rothman (1929–2008)
Sivar Arnér (13 March 1909 – 13 January 1997) was a Swedish novelist and playwright.[1]
Biography
Sivar Arnér was born at Arby parish in Kalmar County, Sweden. Arnér was the son of the merchant Ernst Arnér and Hilda Nilsson.
His brother Gotthard Arnér (1913–2002) was a cathedral organist first at Växjö Cathedral and later at Storkyrkan in Stockholm.
His brother Ivar Arnér (1921–1986) was an economist and chief financial officer of Gothenburg Railways.[2][3]
He attended Lund University where he received his Ph.D. in 1932.
He was employed as a teacher at Karlskrona, Skara and Norrköping until 1948.
He subsequently settled in Stockholm to become a full-time writer.
Among his novels are Plånbok borttappad (1943), Knekt och klerk (1945) and Tvärbalk (1963). Arnér also published a number of dramas including Fem hörspel (1959) and Drottningen (1984). He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1971.[1]
Personal life
He was married to the Hungarian-born artist and author Lenke Rothman (1929–2008). They were the parents of Elias Arnér (born 1966), noted professor in biochemistry at the Karolinska Institutet.[4]
Sivar Arnér died during 1997 in Stockholm and was buried at Voxtorp Church, Kalmar County.[1]
