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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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Portrait of Janet Evanovich

Evanovich, Janet
1943 -

An American writer, born as Janet Schneider in South River, New Jersey. As a child, she preferred drawing over writing, and...

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Portrait image of Patrícia Melo

Melo, Patrícia
1962 -

The Brazilian dramaturge, journalist and author Patrícia Melo is an internationally renowned member of a generation of ...

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Författarporträtt av Sjöwall, Maj

Sjöwall, Maj
1935 - 2020

Maj Sjöwall was a Swedish author, journalist and translator born in Stockholm. Having been married twice between 1955 and ...

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Författarporträtt av Bolton, Sharon

Bolton, Sharon
1960 -

The English author Sharon Bolton was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, as the oldest of three girls. She grew up in Darwen and...

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