Bengt Gunnar Sigurd Linder (26 July 1929 in
Härnösand
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- 17 April 1985 in
Lidingö
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was a
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writer and journalist. He wrote approximately 100 books for children and young adults, as well as text for revues and entertainment programs for radio and TV.
Linder wrote in a very colloquial style, and his books are characterised by rapid dialogue and a fast pace.
He also wrote the manuscripts for a few Swedish films, such as ''Kostervalsen'' from 1958 and ''Drömpojken'' from 1964. In 1978 he wrote the script for a film based on one of his own books from 1967, called ''Dante - akta're för Hajen!''. The movie was not well received by critics, who characterised it as incoherent and illogical.
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1929 births
1985 deaths
20th-century Swedish journalists
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