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  • It is 88 years today since Lars Gustafsson was born.

    The Swedish author Lars Gustafsson was born in Västerås where his father was a merchant. He passed his baccalaureate in 1955 and was awarded a Licentiate Degree from the University of Uppsala in 1961. From the 1960s onwards he was a public figure that often participated in the public debate. He was editor of the literary magazine BLM between 1962 and 1972 and book reviewer for the tabloid E...

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  • It is 67 years today since Peter Høeg was born.

    The Danish author Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the inner-city district of Christianshavn. His mother taught Greek and Latin in upper-secondary school and his father was a lawyer. He attended that smart Bording free school, but was expelled in 1973 on account of his behaviour. He eventually earned his baccalaureate at the Fredriksberg upper-secondary school in 1976.
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Författarporträtt av Nilsson, Per

Nilsson, Per
1954 -

Swedish author, born in Malmö. Per Nilsson qualified as a teacher of Music and Mathematics. He worked as a secondary school ...

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Författarporträtt av Wolkers, Jan

Wolkers, Jan
1925 - 2007

The Dutch author and artist Jan Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest near Leiden as the third of eleven children. His father...

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Författarporträtt av Savater, Fernando

Savater, Fernando
1947 -

The Spanish philosopher and activist Fernando Savater is the author of novels, plays, essays and journalism. He was born in...

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Författarporträtt av Staalesen, Gunnar

Staalesen, Gunnar
1947 -

Norwegian author and playwright born in Bergen, where he still lives. Staalesen attended the Katedralskolan upper-secondary...

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