Hans-Eric Hellberg (11 May 1927 – 10 December 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist. Born in ,

Borlänge Borlänge is a locality in Dalarna County, Sweden with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality with a total population of 51,604 inhabitants as of 2017. History Originally Borlänge was the name of a tin ...

, he primarily wrote

young adult novels Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

, most notably '' Kram'' (1973). Active between 1950 and 2003, he wrote approximately 78 published books. The 1986 ''

Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar ''Swedish Television's Christmas calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Televisions julkalender) or ''Swedish Television's Advent calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Televisions adventskalender) is a Christmas calendar TV series mainly for children, broadcast by Sver ...

'' ('' Julpussar och stjärnsmällar'') was dedicated to the works of Hellberg. He won several accolades during his career spanning five decades, including the

Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ...

(1971). Hellberg died on 10 December 2016 in Borlänge, at the age of 89.

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1927 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists People from Borlänge Municipality Swedish journalists Recipients of the Nils Holgersson Plaque Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize {{Sweden-writer-stub