Runar Schildt


Ernst Runar Schildt was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author from Helsinki. His son was art historian and author Göran Schildt. Although Schildt wrote his books in Swedish, they have also been translated into Finnish, English, French and German.
Born in Helsinki, Runar Schildt debuted as a writer in 1912 with his first book, a collection of short stories called Den segrande Eros. All in all, he wrote 33 short stories, of which 25 were published as books. His short stories have also been adapted for films, including Aapo, Galgmannen, The Stolen Death, and The Kiss of a Sparrow. Schildt committed suicide in Helsinki in 1925, at the age of 36.

A selection of Schildt's works

Armas FagerAsmodeus och de tretton själarna samt tre novellerDen segrande ErosDen stora rollenEn sparv i tranedans
  • Från Regnbågen till Galgmannen
  • Från Rönnbruden till HäxskogenGalgmannen: en midvintersagaHäxskogen och andra novellerHemkomsten och andra novellerLyckoriddaren
  • ''Perdita och andra noveller''