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Sample of authors
Hermanson, Marie
Marie Hermanson was born and grew up in Sävedalen outside Gothenburg. Her parents were teachers. After completing her Journalism studies in 1977 as well as university courses in Sociology, Literature and Childrens’ Liteature, she worked for a while as a newspaper journalist, including a period at Arbetet.
She has also taught Creative Writing, written textbooks and been a scriptwriter for radio a...
Literary figures
Gunnar Barbarotti
Gender: Male
His father was Italian, his mother Swedish – and one of the few things they were successful with was their son’s name. Gunnar Barbarotti is a police detective in the fictive Swedish town of Kymlinge. He is a reflecting gentleman with an everyday appearance who is unlucky in his relationships: his first wife leaves him, his second wife dies in the books by Håkan Nesser. When alone, Barbarotti has l...