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  • It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.

    TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...

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Författarporträtt av Zeh, Juli

Zeh, Juli
1974 -

Juli Zeh is a German author born in Bonn. She studied law and literature in Passau and Leipzig and publishes short stories,...

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Författarporträtt av Green, A.K.

Green, A.K.
1846 - 1935

The American author A.K. (Anna Katharine) Green pioneered the crime writing genre, and many of her novels have been...

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Portrait of Anne Mette Hancock

Hancock, Anne Mette
1979 -

After having worked as a journalist and press & publicity manager, Danish Anne Mette Hancock made her international...

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Portrait image of Matti Yrjänä Joensuu

Joensuu, Matti Yrjänä
1948 - 2011

Matti Yrjänä Joensuu was a Finnish crime writer and criminal investigator. He was born and lived most of his life in H...

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