Most of the letters in Olof Lagercrantz's collection of letters from the 1950s were typed.

But the letter that the young Lars Norén wrote to the journalist at Dagens Nyheter was handwritten and sought confirmation.

David Lagercrantz freely reproduces some glowing lines in the program Carina Bergfeldt: 

- If I do not become a poet, I will die.

Say it now, tell the truth: Do I have talent?

"He always answered"

David Lagercrantz has not been able to find any reply letter to the young poet, but he thinks that his father answered something encouraging about "standing up for yourself and writing": 


- He always answered.

I wish I had the same good principle, says David Lagercrantz.  

Lars Norén turned 76 years old and died on January 26, 2021 in the suites of Covid-19. 

Watch the entire interview with David Lagercrantz in Carina Bergfeldt on Friday 29 January on SVT1 at 9 pm or on SVT Play.