Sample of authors
Smirnoff, Karin (f. 1964)
Karin Smirnoff has the same name as August Strindberg’s daughter, dramatist and author Karin Smirnoff (1880-1973) who also wrote novels. ‘Our’ Karin Smirnoff grew up in Stockholm, but now lives in Hertsånger in Västerbotten, northern Sweden. She has her roots on her mother’s side in the same area. Karin has previously worked as a journalist and photographer, one of her employers being Västerbot...
Literary figures
Martin Beck
Gender: Male
Few Swedes can have escaped Inspector Martin Beck of the Stockholm police department. A principal character in Maj Sjöwall’s and Per Wahlöö’s ten police novels, he is the typical meticulous, unhappily married, ulcer-suffering inspector in contemporary crime fiction. He has won international fame through the books and a string of adaptations for film and television.