Per Björn Sigvardson Ranelid (born 21 May 1949) is a

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author from Malmö. Since the beginning of his career in 1983, Ranelid has published twenty novels and written about five hundred articles in different magazines and newspapers. The author has also made numerous speeches throughout the years since his debut. He has been living in

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since 1989. His works have been translated into

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, English, German, Norwegian and Finnish.

Biography

Football career

Ranelid played professional

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for Malmö FF and Helsingborgs IF however only with limited appearances in each club's first team. He started as a youth player in Håkanstorps BK before moving to Malmö FF in his teenage years, Ranelid transferred to Helsingborgs IF in 1970.

Musical career

Ranelid took part in

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with "Mirakel". The lyrics are by Björn Ranelid himself and music by Fredrik Andersson. The song features Sara Li in vocals. The song reached the Final 10.

Bibliography

* ''Den överlevande trädgårdsmästaren'' (1983) * ''I glastiden'' (1985) * ''David Hills obotliga minne'' (1987) * ''Mellan mörker och ljus. Erik Höglunds 80-tal'' (1988) * ''Påfågelns längtan'' (1989) * ''Mördarens öga'' (1990) * ''Mästaren'' (1992) * ''Mitt namn skall vara Stig Dagerman'' (1993) * ''

Synden ''Synden'' (''The Sin'') is a 1994 novel by Swedish author Björn Ranelid. It won the August Prize The August Prize ( sv, Augustpriset) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The pr ...

'' (1994) * ''I Bögens namn'' (1994) * ''Kärlekens innersta rum'' (1996) * ''Till alla människor på jorden och i himlen'' (1997) * ''Tusen kvinnor och en sorg'' (1998) * ''Min son fäktas mot världen'' (2000) * '' Krigaren'' (2001) * ''David Puma och drottning Silvia'' (2002) * ''Kvinnan är första könet'' (2003) * ''Ord'' (2003) * ''Bär ditt barn som den sista droppen vatten'' (2004) * ''Lustmördarna'' (2005) * ''Hjärtat som vapen'' (2006) * ''Öppet brev till George W Bush: paradisets nycklar hänger i helvetet – en sann berättelse'' (2007) * ''Ansikte av eld'' (2008) * ''I Gift You My Finest Words: Aphorisms and Metaphors in Swedish, French, English and German'' (2009) * ''Kniven i hjärtat'' (2010) * ''Tyst i klassen!'' (2012) * ''Förbjuden frukt från ett fruset träd'' (2013) * ''Kärleken och de sista människorna på jorden'' (2014) * ''Överbefälhavarens hemlighet'' (2016)

Discography

*2012: "Mirakel" (feat. Sara Li) (

)

References

External links

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