STOCKHOLM—The husband of a member of the Swedish Academy, which awards the world’s most prestigious literary prize, has been convicted of rape and sentenced to two years in prison.
Jean-Claude Arnault, 72, a powerful behind-the-scenes figure in Swedish cultural life for decades, is married to poet Katarina Frostensson, a member of the Swedish Academy, the elite group of 18 lifetime members responsible for selecting the recipient for the Nobel Prize in literature.
