Gustaf Hellström, born 28 August 1882 in

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, died 27 February 1953 in

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, was a Swedish novelist, journalist and literary critic.

Biography

Hellström worked as a

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for the newspaper

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. He lived in London, Paris and New York City between 1906 and 1935, and these cities influenced much of his early fiction. His best known work, however, deals with Swedish themes. ''Snörmakare Lekholm får en idé'' (1927; "Lacemaker Lekholm Has an Idea"), considered his masterpiece, is a family chronicle covering three generations of life in a provincial garrison town. Hellström also wrote a fictionalized autobiography, ''Stellan Petreus: en man utan humor'' (1921–52; "Stellan Petreus: A Man Without Humour"), many novels and collections of short stories. His journalism was collected in several books. In 1936–1942, he was chairman of the Swedish

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. In 1942 he was elected a member of the

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