Marianne Fredriksson, née Persson (March 28, 1927 in

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– February 11, 2007 in Österskär) was a Swedish author who worked and lived in Roslagen and Stockholm. Before becoming a novelist, she was a

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for various Swedish newspapers and magazines, including ''

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''. Fredriksson published fifteen novels, most of which have been translated into English, German,

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and other languages. Most of her earlier books are based on biblical stories. A central theme in her writings is friendship because, as she maintained, "friendship will be more important than love" in the future.

Bibliography

Fiction

*''The Book of Eve'' (''Evas bok'', 1980) *''The Book of Cain'' (''Kains bok'', 1981) *''The Saga of Norea'' (''Noreas Saga'', 1983) *''Children of Paradise'' (''Paradisets barn'', 1985) *''

Simon and the Oaks Simon and the Oaks ( Swedish: ''Simon och ekarna'') is a 1985 novel by Marianne Fredriksson. The book is set predominantly during the 1940s and uses the persecution of Jewish people during World War II as a backdrop. The book was later adapted ...

'' (''Simon och ekarna'', 1985) *''Nightwanderer'' (''Den som vandrar om natten'', 1988) *''The Enigma'' (''Gåtan'', 1989) *(''Syndafloden'', 1990) (unknown if this book has been translated into English) *''Sofie'' (''Blindgång'', 1992) *''Hanna's Daughters'' (''Anna, Hanna och Johanna'', 1994) *''

According to Mary Magdalene ''According to Mary Magdalene'' ( sv, Enligt Maria Magdalena, 1997) is a novel by the Swedish novelist Marianne Fredriksson. It attempts to portray the life of the biblical figure of Mary Magdalene as told by herself. The author claims to have bas ...

'' (''Enligt Maria Magdalena'', 1997) *''Inge & Mira'' (''Flyttfåglar'', 1999) *''Loved children'', a k a: ''Elisabeth's Daughter'' (''Älskade barn'', 2001) *(''Skilda verkligheter'', 2004) (unknown if this book has been translated into English) *(''Ondskans leende'', 2006) (unknown if this book has been translated into English)

Non-fiction

*''The Conditions of the Acacia'' (''På akacians villkor'', 1993), written with the architect Bengt Warne *''If Women Were Wise the World Would Stop'' (''Om kvinnor vore kloka skulle världen stanna'', 1993) *''The Eleventh Conspiracy'' (''De elva sammansvurna'', 1997), written with her daughter Ann Fredriksson

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