Anders Jacob Ehnmark (2 June 1931 – 29 March 2019) was a

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and

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Biography

Ehnmark was born in Linköping,

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. He earned a B.A. from

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in 1960, and an honorary doctorate from

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in 1993. From 1956 to 1972, he was employed by the Swedish newspaper ''

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'' and was its independent columnist starting in 1995. In the early 1970s, Ehnmark was employed at the Swedish

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newspaper ''

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''. He was also employed at the journal ''

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''. Around 1980, he became a member of the Left Party – Communists. Ehnmark died on March 29, 2019.Författaren och journalisten Anders Ehnmark har avlidit
He was married to journalist Annika Hagström from 1976 until his death.

Bibliography

*''Angola'' (1962) *''Cuba cubana'' (1963) *''Guerrilla'' (1968) *''Rapport från det röda Emilien'' (1969) *''Exemplet Guinea-Bissau'' (1973) *''Jag är jävligt optimistisk'' (1973) *''Tusen fasta viljor'' (1974) *''Karamellkoket'' (1976) *''Chez nous'' (1976, co-author: Per Olov Enquist) *''Mannen på trottoaren'' (1979) *''Palatset'' (1979) *''Ögonvittnet'' (1980) *''Doktor Mabuses nya testamente'' (1982, co-author: Per Olov Enquist)) *''Arvskifte'' (1983) *''Maktens hemligheter'' (1986) *''Protagoras sats'' (1987) *''Slottet'' (1990) *''Rättvisa och makt'' (1992) *''Resan till Kilimanjaro'' (1993) *''Tre essäer om befrielse och frihet'' (1994) *''Den döda vinkeln'' (1994) *''Resa i skuggan'' (1995) *''Minnets hemlighet'' (1999) *''Frihetens rike'' (2001) *''Krigsvinter'' (2002) *''Tal på Övralid 6 juli 2002'' (2002) *''En stad i ljus'' (2005)

Awards and honors

* 1993 –

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( University of Gothenburg) * 1998 – John Landquist Prize (

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) * 2002 –

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(Övralid Foundation)

References

External links

Presentation at Norstedts
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