▁title ▁is ▁Ber ätt el ser ▁från ▁tr ä sk mark erna ▁( T ales ▁from ▁the ▁sw amps ) ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁appeared ▁in ▁four ▁volumes ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁also ▁translated ▁the ▁five ▁volumes ▁of ▁X ī ▁Y ó u ▁J ì ▁( J our ney ▁to ▁the ▁West , ▁with ▁the ▁Swedish ▁title ▁F är den ▁till ▁vä st ern ), ▁a ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁story ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ▁the ▁pil gr im ▁X u anz ang ▁brings ▁the ▁holy ▁writ ings ▁of ▁Buddh ism ▁from ▁India ▁to ▁China . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Mal mq v ist ’ s ▁research ▁turned ▁chief ly ▁to ▁classical ▁Chinese ▁phil ology , ▁syntax ▁and ▁semantics . ▁ ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁Gö ran ▁Mal mq v ist ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁admitted ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Mal mq v ist ▁succeeded ▁the ▁literary ▁historian ▁Henry ▁Ol sson ▁to ▁Chair ▁number ▁ 5 . ▁From ▁the ▁time ▁after ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Academy , ▁the ▁over ▁five - h undred ▁page ▁bi ography ▁on ▁his ▁teacher ▁Bern hard ▁Karl gren ▁was ▁of ▁particular ▁note : ▁Bern hard ▁Karl gren ▁– ▁ett ▁for sk ar port rä tt ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ;