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Emmy Abrahamson Emmy Julia Carolina Kocula Abrahamson (born 1976) is a Swedish actress turned author. Abrahamson grew up in Moscow, then studied drama in London, worked as an actor in Amsterdam then as a director and artistic director in Vienna. In 2009, she ...

(born 1976) * Alf Ahlberg (1892–1979) *

Lars Ahlin Lars Ahlin (4 April 1915 – 11 March 1997) was a Swedish author and aesthetician. Biography Ahlin left school when he was 13 to support his family, although he later attended several folk high schools. When he was 18, he had a mystical experi ...

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Astrid Ahnfelt Astrid Ahnfelt (1876–1962) was a Swedish author, translator, foreign correspondent, and journal editor who wrote short stories and novels in both Swedish and Italian. She is remembered principally for fostering cultural exchanges between Sweden ...

(1876–1962) * John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968) *Gallie Åkerhielm (1907–1968) * Sonja Åkesson (1926–1977) * Hans Alfredson (1931–2017) *

Karin Alfredsson Karin Alfredsson (born 1953) is a Sweden, Swedish writer and journalist. In 1980 she was named as the editor-in-chief of ''Journalisten'', publication of the Swedish Journalists Association. She wrote articles for the magazine ''OmVärlden''. Al ...

(born 1953) * Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793–1866) *

Einar Askestad Einar Askestad (born 22 March 1964) is a Swedish author. Biography Askestad was raised in Portugal, Spain, Austria and Sweden. He made his debut in 1997 with the collection of short stories ''Det liknar ingenting''. He has published prose and ...

(born 1964) * Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855) * Dan Andersson (1888–1920) *

Anders Annerfalk Anders Annerfalk (born 1959 in Sweden) is an aviation author, historian and PR Director.LIBRIS record foAnders Annerfalk, 1959–/ref> Originally trained as a commissioned officer, he graduated from the Swedish Air Force Academy in 1982. Working ...

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Britt Arenander Britt Arenander (born 1941) is a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedi ...

(born 1941) * Werner Aspenström (1918–1997) * Majgull Axelsson (born 1947)

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Carl Michael Bellman Carl Michael Bellman (; 4 February 1740 – 11 February 1795) was a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, poet and entertainer. He is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a powerful influence in Swedish music, as well ...

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Victoria Benedictsson Victoria Benedictsson (March 6, 1850 in Domme – July 21, 1888) was a Swedish author. She was born as Victoria Maria Bruzelius in Domme, a village in the province of Skåne. She wrote under the pen name Ernst Ahlgren. Notable works include '' ...

(1850–1888) * Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954) *

Bo Bergman Bo Hjalmar Bergman (6 October 1869 – 17 November 1967) was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 1925 until his death. His works form the inspiration for works by several major Swedish co ...

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Hjalmar Bergman Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (19 September 1883 in Örebro, Sweden – 1 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swedish writer and playwright. Biography The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala Un ...

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Elsa Beskow Elsa Beskow ( Maartman; 11February 187430June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are ''Tale of the Little Little Old Woman'' and ''Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender''. Back ...

(1874–1953) * Elisabeth Bergstrand-Poulsen (1887–1955) *

Eva Billow Eva Hildegard Maria Billow née Forss (1902–1993) was an influential Swedish illustrator, cartoonist and children's writer. She is remembered for writing and illustrating rhyming Swedish children's stories, including ''Pojkarna Igelkotts vinters ...

(1902–1993) * Marcus Birro (born 1972) *

Elsa Björkman-Goldschmidt Elsa Andrea Elisabeth Björkman-Goldschmidt (1888–1982) was a Swedish artist and writer who was active in Sweden and Austria. After attending Stockholm's Art Academy, she worked as an engraver and etcher. In 1916, while assisting the Red Cro ...

(1888–1982) * August Blanche (1811–1868) * August Bondeson (1854–1906) * Karin Boye (1900–1941) * Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865) *

Annika Bryn Annika Bryn (born 1945) is a Swedish author and freelance journalist. Bryn has written several short stories in magazines and freelance articles in newspapers, as well as two crime fiction novels. Bryn was born to a Swedish mother and a Norwegian ...

(born 1945)

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* Bo Carpelan (1926–2011) *

Camilla Ceder Camilla Ceder (born 1976) is a Swedish writer specializing in crime fiction. She studied social science and psychotherapy and worked as a counsellor and social worker. She lives in Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) ...

(born 1976) * Siv Cedering (1939–2007) *

Stig Claesson John Stig Claesson (2 June 1928 – 4 January 2008), also known under his signature Slas, was a Swedish writer, visual artist, and illustrator. Claesson was born on 2 June 1928 in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. He attended the Royal Swedish Acade ...

(1928–2008)

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* Stig Dagerman (1923–1954) * Olof von Dalin (1708–1763) * Tage Danielsson (1928–1985) * Sven Delblanc (1931–1992) * Walter Dickson (1916–1990) * Ernst Didring (1868–1931) * Elmer Diktonius (1896–1961)

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Inger Edelfeldt Inger Edelfeldt (born 14July 1956) is a Swedish author, illustrator and translator. Many of her books are for young adults and children. Personal life Edelfeldt was born in Stockholm in 1956. Her father was an engineer and her mother was a house ...

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Johannes Edfelt Bo Johannes Edfelt (21 December 1904 – 27 August 1997) was a Swedish writer, poet, translator and literary critic. A native of Tibro, Edfelt was elected to be a member of the Swedish Academy in 1969, occupying seat No. 17. He succeeded Er ...

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Åke Edwardson Åke Edwardson (born 10 March 1953 in Eksjö, Småland) is a Swedish author of detective fiction, and was previously a lecturer in journalism at Gothenburg University, the city where many of his ''Inspector Winter'' novels are set. Edwardson h ...

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Lena Einhorn Lena Einhorn (born 19 May 1954) is a Swedish director and writer and former physician. Early life and family Einhorn was born on 19 May 1954 in Spånga, Sweden. Her mother, Nina, escaped the Warsaw ghetto during World War II and settled in Sw ...

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Vilhelm Ekelund Vilhelm Ekelund (October 14, 1880 – September 3, 1949) was a Swedish poet. Career The works of Ekelund were influenced by Friedrich Hölderlin, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Emanuel Swedenborg. His early career was lyrical, and though not widely ...

(1880–1949) * Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968) *

Kerstin Ekman Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist. Life and career Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to p ...

(born 1933) * Sigrid Elmblad (1860–1926), journalist, poet and translator. * Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020) *

Helena Eriksson Helena Eriksson (born 1962) is a Swedish poet. Her sixth collection of poetry, ''Strata'' (2004), was published in English in 2014. Biography Born in Nyköping, Eriksson was raised in the countryside. After graduating in philosophy and art at Got ...

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Maria Ernestam Maria Ernestam (born 28 November 1959) is a Swedish author and journalist. Life and career Ernestam grew up in Uppsala, Sweden. She is a journalist, having earned her journalism degree at the University of Gothenburg. In addition, Ernestam stu ...

(born 1959)

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* Nils Ferlin (1898–1961), poet * Torbjörn Flygt (born 1964) *

Per Anders Fogelström Per Anders Fogelström (22 August 1917, Stockholm – 20 June 1998 Stockholm) was a Swedish writer, and one of the leading figures in modern Swedish literature. He spent his whole life in Stockholm, and the most famous of the more than 40 books h ...

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Lars Forssell Lars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell (14 January 192826 July 2007) was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy. Forssell was a versatile writer who worked within many genres, including poetry, drama and songwriting. He was married from 1951 ...

(1928–2007) * Tua Forsström (born 1947) * Marianne Fredriksson (1927–2007) * Gustaf Fröding (1860–1911), poet

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* Jonas Gardell (born 1963) *

Anders Abraham Grafström Anders Abraham Grafström (10 January 1790 – 24 July 1870) was a Swedish historian, priest and poet. Life Grafström was born in Sundsvall in Västernorrland County, Sweden. He studied at Uppsala University, where he was enrolled in 18 ...

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Elsa Grave Elsa Grave (17 January 1918 – 17 June 2003) was a Swedish novelist, poet and artist. Biography Born in 1918, Grave's father, Carl Wolrath Grave, was a mining engineer and her mother, Elsa Regina Järle, a teacher. The family first lived in Gun ...

(1918–2003) * Maria Gripe (1923–2007) * Jan Guillou (born 1944), journalist, novelist * Hjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961) * Lars Gyllensten (1921–2006)

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* Carl August Hagberg (1810–1864) *

Stefan Hammarén Stefan Hammarén is a Finnish author who writes in Swedish, belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of the country. He is the leading Scandinavian surrealist author, language anarchist, poet and text technician. He cannot be placed in any li ...

(born 1963) *

Bob Hansson Bob Hansson (born 1970 in Helsingborg) is a Swedish poet and author. Hansson has written nine poetry books, the made his debut in 1998 with the book "Heja Världen", after that he released another three poetry books. A poetic, an interview book ...

(born 1970) * Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940) * Alf Henrikson (1905–1995) *

Marie Hermanson Marie Hermanson (born 1956) is a Swedish writer and journalist. Many of her novels evoke fairy tales and myths, characterized by her sensually realist style. ''The Devil's Sanctuary'', her first novel to be translated into English, appeared in 20 ...

(born 1956) * Rut Hillarp (1914–2003) *

Sverre Holmsen Sverre Holmsen (1906–1992) was a Swedish writer born in Transvaal Colony, Transvaal, South Africa and brought up in Norway and Sweden. He became a Swedish nationality law, Swedish citizen 1912. In 1945 he married the artist and writer Agd ...

(1906–1992)

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Tove Jansson Tove Marika Jansson (; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from ...

(1914–2001) *

P.C. Jersild Per Christian Jersild, better known as ''P. C. Jersild'', (born 1935) is a Swedish author and physician. He also holds an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University from 22 January 2000, and another one in engineering fr ...

(born 1935) * Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976) *

Harry Järv Harry Järv (27 March 1921 – 21 December 2009Harry Järv Obituary
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(1921–2009)

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* Mons Kallentoft (born 1968) * Theodor Kallifatides (born 1938) * Mare Kandre (1962–2005) *

Erik Axel Karlfeldt Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söder ...

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Agneta Klingspor Agneta Klingspor (4 January 1946 – 2 June 2022) was a Swedish author. Her literary debut, ', was published during the Swedish feminist movements of 1977, and was controversial upon release. She published several other books, and wrote art cr ...

(1946–2022) * Martin Koch (1882–1940) *

Sara Kristoffersson Sara Kristoffersson was born in Stockholm 1972 and is a Swedish writer and professor of design history and theory at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She is the author of several exhibition catalogue essays a ...

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Niklas Krog Niklas Krog is a Swedish author of a number of young-adult novels within the High Fantasy genre. Biography Niklas Krog was born in 1965, in Lund, Sweden. He later relocated with his family to Alvik in Stockholm Stockholm () is the ...

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Agnes von Krusenstjerna Agnes von Krusenstjerna (October 9, 1894 – March 10, 1940) was a Swedish writer and noble. She was a controversial writer whose books challenged the moral standards of the day and was the center of a great literary controversy of the freedo ...

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Elisabeth Kuylenstierna-Wenster Marie ''Elisabeth'' Kuylenstierna-Wenster (16 September 1869 – 13 February 1933) was a Swedish translator and writer, often writing under the pseudonym Sten Wide or using her initials E.K.W. She studied in France, Germany, and Denmark and wrot ...

(1869–1933) * Willy Kyrklund (1921–2009)

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Camilla Läckberg Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Eriksson (; born August 30, 1974) is a Swedish crime writer. As of the early-2010s, her work has been translated into more than 40 languages in 60 countries. She has been called "the rock star of Nordic noir." Wri ...

(born 1974) * Ann-Helén Laestadius (born 1971), Sami journalist and children's novelist *

Olof Lagercrantz Olof Gustaf Hugo Lagercrantz (10 March 1911 – 23 July 2002) was a Swedish writer, critic, literary scholar (PhD 1951) and publicist (editor-in-chief of '' Dagens Nyheter'' 1960–1975). Life and career Lagercrantz was born in Stockholm, Swed ...

(1911–2002) * Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974) * Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) *

Dagmar Lange Dagmar Maria Lange (31 March 1914, Västerås – 9 October 1991, Nora) was a Swedish author of crime fiction under the pen name Maria Lang. She was one of the first detective novelists in the Swedish language, and her books helped make the genr ...

(Maria Lang) (1914–1991) *

Viveca Lärn Viveca Lärn, earlier Viveca Sundvall, born 6 April 1944 in Örgryte Parish in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a Swedish writerStieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, starting in 2 ...

(1954–2004) * Stig Larsson (born 1955) *

Anna Maria Lenngren Anna Maria Lenngren, née ''Malmstedt'' (June 18, 1754 – March 8, 1817), was one of the most famous poets in Swedish history. Her father and brother were also poets. One of her best-known poems is ''Några ord till min kära dotter, ifall jag ...

(1754–1817) *Oscar Levertin (1862–1906) *Li Li (poet and translator), Li Li (born 1961) *Sara Lidman (1923–2004) *Elsa Lindberg-Dovlette (1874–1944) *Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) *Barbro Lindgren (born 1937) *Torgny Lindgren (1938–2017) *Herman Lindqvist (journalist), Herman Lindqvist (born 1943) * John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968) *Sven Lindqvist (1932–2019) *Fredrik Lindström (writer), Fredrik Lindström (born 1963) *Jonas Carl Linnerhielm (1758–1829) *Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901–1990) *Lasse Lucidor (1638–1674) *Kristina Lugn (1948–2020) *Artur Lundkvist (1906–1991)

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*Bertil Malmberg (1889–1958) *Bodil Malmsten (1944–2016) *Henning Mankell (1948–2015) *Gerda Marcus (1880–1952), journalist *Liza Marklund (born 1962) *Harry Martinson (1904–1978) *Moa Martinson(1890–1964) *Erik Mesterton (1903–2004) *Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973) *Lukas Moodysson (born 1969), published poetry before becoming a film director *Jan Myrdal (1927–2020)

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*Håkan Nesser (born 1950) *Mikael Niemi (born 1959) *Peter Nilson (1937–1998) *Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718–1763) *Sven Nordqvist (born 1946) *Adolf Noreen (1854–1925) *Julia Nyberg (1784–1854)

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*Albert Olsson (writer), Albert Olsson (1904–1994) *Jan Olof Olsson (1920–1974), pen name Jolo *Vladimir Oravsky (born 1947) *Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1750–1818) *Bruno K. Öijer (born 1951), poet *Klas Östergren (born 1955)

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*Malte Persson (born 1976) *Agneta Pleijel (born 1940) *Peter Pohl (born 1940)

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*Povel Ramel (1922–2007) *Björn Ranelid (born 1949) *Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841) *Ann Rosman (born 1973) *Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) *Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895)

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* Shamm Shamayi Salih (born 2000), writer *Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 1936) *Eugen Semitjov (1923–1987), writer, journalist and artist *Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861), diarist *Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020) *Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793–1823), Romantic poet *Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672) *Jan Stocklassa (born 1965) *August Strindberg (1849–1912) *Eva Ström (born 1947) *Fredrik Ström (1880–1948) *Per Olof Sundman (1922–1992) *Maria Sveland (born 1974) *Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941) *Edith Södergran (1892–1923)

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*Evert Taube (1890–1976) *Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846), poet *Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010) *Carl L. Thunberg (born 1963) *Zacharias Topelius (1818–1898), poet and writer *Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015), poet *Stieg Trenter (1914–1967) *Birgitta Trotzig (1929–2011) *Göran Tunström (1937–2000) *Helene Tursten (born 1954)

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*Gunnel Vallquist (1918–2016) *Carl-Johan Vallgren (born 1964)

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*Per Wahlöö (1926–1975) *Elin Wägner (1882–1949) *Eva Waldemarsson (1908–1986) *Per Wästberg (born 1933) *Adéle Weman (1844–1936), wrote under the names Parus Ater, Inga Storm and Zakarias *Einar af Wirsén (1875–1946)

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*Joakim Zander (born 1975)

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