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Sample of authors
Roslund, Anders
Nils Anders Micael Roslund grew up in the county of Scania, Sweden. He lived from time to time at the home of his grandfather where life was quieter than at his own house. Roslund eventually moved to Stockholm with the aim of becoming an author; he still has several unpublished novels lying around. A text by Roslund was included in an anthology entitled Grupp 90 in the early nineties, before he...
Literary figures
Bennie Griessel
Gender: Male
He is a middle-aged detective with the Cape Town police, is of average height with greying untidy hair, a rugged face and a Slavic appearance. Benny Griessel does, however, have problems. He boozes – which is why his wife and their two children throw him out, and he finds a new partner. He struggles determinedly against his alcoholism, author Deon Meyer tells us, and he embarks upon a r...