Allan Bertil Almqvist (29 August 1902 – 16 May 1972), nicknamed Bertila and Trallgöken, was a
Swedish writer and illustrator.
Information
He is famous for his
World War II-era En svensk tiger
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Explanation
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propaganda poster (which was one of the most recognized symbols in Sweden around this time period) as well as his
children's book
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
series, later
comic
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, ''
Barna Hedenhös'' (''The Stone Age Kids Discover America'', ''The Stones Explore Britain''). Almqvist studied literature in
Stockholm and
Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...
from 1924 until 1925.
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Swedish literature
Swedish literature () refers to literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden.
The first literary text from Sweden is the Rök runestone, carved during the Viking Age circa 800 AD. With the conversion of the land to Chris ...
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Comic sample
1902 births
1972 deaths
People from Solna Municipality
Writers from Uppland
Swedish male writers
Swedish children's writers
Swedish comics writers
Swedish illustrators
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