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It is 65 years today since Viveca Sten was born.
Viveca Bergstedt Sten grew up in Stockholm. She spent her summer breaks on the island of Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago where her family has owned a house since 1917 when her great grandparents acquired the Lagerta family estate from the son of the master pilot. She read and wrote from an early age, she edited the school magazine and at university she contributed to the law students’ m...
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It is 162 years today since Carolyn Wells was born.
Carolyn Wells was a best-selling American author of children’s and young adult books and mystery stories in the early 1900s. She was a successful editor of anthologies and a respected poet, and she also wrote copy for a few comic strips. Her popularity endures; her children’s and young adult stories as well as her poetry collections are still in print.
Her mystery stories are more uneven, how...
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![Författarporträtt av Cavafy, Constantine P.](images/writer/1968/1968_20121211194830.jpg)
Cavafy, Constantine P.
1863 - 1933
Constantine P. Cavafy (Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis) was born in Alexandria to Greek-Orthodox parents. His father was a...
Further reading![Portrait image of Max Seeck](images/writer/7991/643538ac7fc0bdbb78ee057c09dbaddbafe5980c9c5c3.jpg)
Seeck, Max
1985 -
Max Seeck is a Finnish novelist and film producer. He lives in Esbo with his wife and two children. Seeck holds an MBA...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Saadawi, Nawal El](images/writer/1479/wm_BL_1479_20160418172235_Large.jpg)
Saadawi, Nawal El
1931 - 2021
Nawal El Saadawi was an Egyptian writer and feminist. She was born and raised in a child-rich family in the small village...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Hoem, Edvard](images/writer/770/770_20131226072655_Large.jpg)
Hoem, Edvard
1949 -
The Norwegian writer Edvard Hoem was born in Fræna, Romsdal, but he grew up on a small farm on the west coast of Norway. ...
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