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Schirach, Ferdinand von
German lawyer and writer Ferdinand von Schirach (b. 1964) was born in Munich to a wealthy family in the nobility. He grew up in Trossingen, living with his mother’s kin until the age of 10, when he was sent to the catholic boarding school at St. Blasien. After graduation he left the church. He went through his military service and then studied law at the University of Bonn in 1987–1991. Since the...
Literary figures
Bo Jarnebring
Gender: Male
Inspector Jarnebring is from Dalarna county in Sweden, but he works in Stockholm. He is a former elite athlete. Jarnebring is divorced from his former wife Annika. They have two sons. He was introduced in Leif G. W. Persson’s "Grisfesten" and has subsequently had a number of more or less prominent roles in Persson’s novels. Jarnebring likes to work with his best friend Lars Martin Johansson.