Johnson, Eyvind, AY vihn (1900-1976), a Swedish novelist, shared the 1974 Nobel Prize for literature with another Swedish writer, Harry Edmund Martinson. Much of Johnson's fiction deals with his impoverished early years and with political and social issues. He strongly influenced Swedish literature by introducing new themes and experimenting with fresh forms and techniques. Humanitarian values weave through his fiction, reflected in his attacks on totalitarianism.