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Enquist, Per Olov

Country/Region:
Sweden
Born:
September 23, 1934
Dead:
April 25, 2020
Genres:
Miscellaneous prose, Drama, Children's literature
Portrait image of Per Olov Enquist Photo: Ola Erikson / Forflex
Swedish author, born and raised in a nonconformist environment at Hjoggböle, Bureå, Västerbotten. His father died early, and Per Olov Enquist, an only child, was raised by his mother, Maja (née Lindgren), a pious elementary-school teacher and devout member of the Evangelical Mission. The family later moved to the nearby village of Sjöbotten where mother and son lived in accommodation over the school.

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