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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 Harrison, Harry

Harrison, Harry
1925 - 2012

The Irish-American author and illustrator Harry (Henry Maxwell) Harrison wrote virtually only science fiction and fantasy....

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Portrait of Sophie Hannah

Hannah, Sophie
1971 -

The British poet and novelist Sophie Hannah was born and raised in Manchester. She grew up with her younger sister in a...

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Portrait of Ruth Rendell

Rendell, Ruth
1930 - 2015

The British crime writer Ruth Rendell was born in London as Ruth Barbara Graseman. Her mother was of Scandinavian origin...

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Författarporträtt av Rosenfeldt, Hans

Rosenfeldt, Hans
1964 -

Hans Gerhard Magnus Rosenfeldt is a Swedish author and actor. He is also one of the screenwriters behind the international...

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