Martin Suter, Frankfurt Book Fair 2012CC0 1.0
Sample of authors
Suter, Martin
The Swiss author Martin Suter was born and raised in Zurich. He began to write early, decided to make writing his livelihood, and at the age of nineteen he became a copywriter. In the 1970s, he travelled all over the world writing travel features for Geo magazine, he became a popular columnist, playwright and author of screenplays for film and television until he subsequently gave up writing...
Literary figures
Lisbeth Salander
Gender: Female
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