This is a list of Swedish language novelists, poets and other writers. Swedish (svenska â–¶(?)) is a North Germanic language (also called Scandinavian languages) spoken predominantly in Sweden and in part of Finland, especially along the coast and on the Ã…land islands, by more than nine million people. ...

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Large flag of Sweden Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... This is a list of well known Swedes, ordered alphabetically within categories: // Actors Main article: List of Swedish actors Greta Garbo Ann-Margret, entertainer Ingrid Bergman, (1915-1982), actress May Britt, (born 1933), actress Anita Ekberg, actress Gösta Ekman (senior), (1920-1971), actor Gösta Ekman, (1939-), actor Greta... This is a list of Swedish actors: A, Ã…, Ä Lasse Ã…berg Maud Adams Bibi Andersson Harriet Andersson Ann-Margret (actually Ann-Margret Olsson) Hans Alfredson B Ingrid Bergman, (1915-1982) Helena Bergström D Alexandra Dahlström E Anita Ekberg, (born 1931) Britt Ekland Lena Endre G Greta Garbo, (1905-1990... This is a list of Swedish architects including in many cases foreign-born architects who have worked in Sweden. ... This is a list of Swedish artists. ... This is a list of Swedish clergymen and theologians. ... This is a list of Swedish entrepreneurs and businessmen. ... This is a list of Swedish film directors. ... This is a list of Swedish composers, musicians and singers: Carl Michael Bellman, (1740-1795) Jussi Björling Robyn Sixten Ehrling Lisa Ekdahl Sten Frykberg (1910-1983) Agnetha Fältskog, former member of the pop group ABBA Bo Hansson Jakob Hellman Jonny Jakobsen Nils Landgren Christian Lindberg Lars Lönndahl... This is a list of Swedish politicians. ... This is a list of Swedish scientists: Chemistry Johan August Arfwedson, (1792-1841), chemist Svante Arrhenius, (1859-1927), chemist and physicist Jöns Jacob Berzelius, (1779-1848), chemist Alfred Nobel, (1833-1896), chemist and founder of the Nobel Prizes Carl Wilhelm Scheele, (1742-1786), chemist Nils Gabriel Sefström, (1787...

A

• Alf Ahlberg (1892-1979)
• Sonja Åkesson (1926-1977)
• Ove Allansson (1932-)
• Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793-1866)
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790-1855)
• Majgull Axelsson (1947-)

Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (Sweden, 1793 - Germany, 1866), was both a romantic poet, feminist, realist, composer, social critic and traveler. ... Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790 - 1855) was a Swedish romantic poet, and a member of the Swedish Academy. ...

B

• Victoria Benedictsson (1850-1888)
• Frans G. Bengtsson (1894-1954)
• Bo Bergman (1869-1967)
• Hjalmar Bergman (1883-1931)
• Elsa Beskow (1874-1953)
• Marcus Birro (1972-), poet and screenwriter.
• August Blanche (1811-1868)
• August Bondeson (1854-1906)
• Karin Boye (1900-1941)
• Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865)
• Annika Bryn (1945-)

Victoria Benedictsson (1850-1888) was a Swedish author. ... Frans Gunnar Bengtsson (October 4, 1894 - December 19, 1954) was a Swedish novelist, essayist, poet and biographer. ... Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (November 19, 1883 - January 1, 1931) was a Swedish writer and playwright. ... Elsa Beskow (née Maartman) (February 11, 1874 - June 30, 1953) was a Swedish author and illustrator of childrens books. ... August Blanche August Blanche, born September 17, 1811 – died November 30, Swedish journalist, novelist, and a Socialist statesman. ... Karin Maria Boye   listen? (October 26, 1900 - April 24, 1941) was a Swedish poet and novelist. ... Fredrika Bremer Fredrika Bremer (August 17, 1801 - December 31, 1865) was a Swedish writer and feminist activist. ... ANNIKA BRYN Swedish author and free lance journalist; mother of two grown-up sons; born in Sweden 1945 by a Swedish mother and a Norwegian father, active in the Norwegian restistance to the German Nazi occupation during World War II. After divorce, he moved to the US and became a...

C

• Bo Carpelan
• Stig Claesson (1928-)

D

• Stig Dagerman (1923-1954)
• Sture Dahlström (1922-2001)
• Olof von Dalin (1708-1763)
• Tage Danielsson (1928-1985)
• Sven Delblanc (1931-1992)
• Walter Dickson (1916-1990)
• Elmer Diktonius (1896-1961)
• Ernst Didring (1868-1931)

Stig Dagerman (1923-1954) was a Swedish author and journalist. ... Olof von Dalin (1708-1763), the Swedish poet, was born on 29 August 1708 in the parish of Vinberg in Halland, where his father was the minister. ... Tage Danielsson, (February 5, 1928 - October 13, 1985) was a Swedish author, actor and film director. ... Elmer Rafael Diktonius (1896 - 1961) was a poet and composer in both Swedish and Finnish. ... Ernst Didring at 1900 Ernst Didring (October 18, 1868, Stockholm - October 13, 1931, Stockholm) - Swedish writer. ...

E

• Inger Edelfeldt (1956-)
• Johannes Edfelt (1904-1997)
• Fredrik Ekelund (1953-)
• Vilhelm Ekelund (1880-1949)
• Gunnar Ekelöf (1907-1968)
• Torsten Ehrenmark (1919-1985)
• Per Olov Enquist (1934-)

Gunnar Ekelöf (Stockholm, September 15, 1907 - Sigtuna, March 16, 1968) was a Swedish poet and writer. ... Per Olov Enquist, also , (born September 23, 1934 in Hjoggböle, Skellefteå, Westrobothnia) is one of Swedens internationally best known authors. ...

F

• Nils Ferlin (1898-1961), poet
• Torbjörn Flygt (1964-)
• Lars Forssell (1928-)
• Tua Forsström
• Marianne Fredriksson (1927-)
• Gustaf Fröding (1860-1911), poet

Nils Johan Einar Ferlin (December 11, 1898 - October 21, 1961) was a Swedish poet. ... Lars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell (born January 14, 1928 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an author and a member of the Swedish Academy. ... Marianne Fredriksson (born Gothenburg, March 28, 1927) is a Swedish author. ... Fröding in 1896. ...

G

• Jonas Gardell (1963-)
• Elsa Grave (1918 -2003)
• Jan Guillou (1944-), journalist, novelist
• Hjalmar Gullberg (1898-1961)
• Lars Gyllensten

Jan Guillou Jan Oscar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (pron. ... Hjalmar Gullberg (born 30 May 1898 in Malmö, Skåne, died 19 July 1961 at Yddingesjön, Skåne; suicide) was a Swedish writer, poet and translator of Greek drama into Swedish. ... Lars Johan Wictor Gyllensten (born 12 November 1921 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish author and physician and a member of the Swedish Academy. ...

H

• Alf Hambe (1931-)
• Bob Hansson (1970-)
• Verner von Heidenstam (1859-1940)
• Alf Henrikson (1905-1955)

Verner von Heidenstam (July 6, 1859 - May 20, 1940) was a Swedish poet and a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1916. ...

J

• Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
• P.C. Jersild (1935-)
• Klara Johanson (1875-1948)
• Eyvind Johnson (1900-1976)
• Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901-1990)
• Harry Järv (1921-)

Tove Marika Jansson (August 9, 1914 – June 27, 2001) was a Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. ... Per Christian Jersild, better known as , (born 1935) is a Swedish author and physician. ... Eyvind Johnson, (July 29, 1900- August 25, 1976) was a Swedish author. ... Ivar Lo-Johansson (February 23, 1901, - April 11, 1990) was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. ...

K

• Theodor Kallifatides (1938-)
• Mare Kandre
• Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864-1931)
• Agneta Klingspor (1946-)
• Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894-1940)
• Martin Koch (1882-1940)
• Willy Kyrklund (1921-)

Categories: Stub | 1864 births | 1931 deaths | Members of the Swedish Academy | Nobel Prize in Literature winners | Swedish language poets ... Martin Koch (December 23, 1882 - June 22, 1940) was a Swedish novelist. ... Paul Wilhelm (Willy) Kyrklund. ...

L

• Olof Lagercrantz
• Pär Lagerkvist (1891-1974)
• Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940)
• Dagmar Lange (Maria Lang) (1914-1991)
• Viveca Lärn (1944-)
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817)
• Oscar Levertin (1862-1906)
• Sara Lidman (1923-2004)
• Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002)
• Torgny Lindgren (1938-)
• Jonas Carl Linnerhielm (1758-1829)
• Sven Lindqvist (1932- )
• Sigfrid Lindström (1893-1950)
• Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901-1990)
• Lasse Lucidor (1638-1674)
• Kristina Lugn (1948-)
• Artur Lundkvist (1906-1991)

Pär Lagerkvist (May 23, 1891 – July 11, 1974) was a Swedish author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1951. ... Selma Lagerlöf receives the Nobel Prize in Literature The Swedish 20-krona bill, with Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf   listen[?] (November 20, 1858 – March 16, 1940) was a Swedish author, known internationally for Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (a story for children), and awarded the... Anna Maria Lenngren (born Malmstedt June 18, 1754 - March 8, 1817 was a Swedish writer and poet. ... Sara Lidman (December 30, 1923 - June 17, 2004) was a Swedish writer. ... Astrid Lindgren 1924 Astrid Lindgren â–¶(?), born Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson (November 14, 1907 – January 28, 2002) was a Swedish childrens book author, whose many titles were translated into over 70 languages and published in more than 100 countries. ... Torgny Lindgren (born June 16, 1938 in Raggsjö, Norsjö, Sweden) is a Swedish writer. ... Sven Lindqvist (1932, - ) is a conterporary Swedish writer. ... Ivar Lo-Johansson (February 23, 1901, - April 11, 1990) was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. ... Kristina Lugn (born 1948) is a Swedish poet. ...

M

• Bodil Malmsten (1944-)
• Henning Mankell (1948-)
• Liza Marklund (1962-)
• Harry Martinson (1904-1978)
• Moa Martinson(1890-1964)
• Erik Mesterton (1903-)
• Lukas Moodysson (1969-) (published poetry before becoming a film director)
• Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973)
• Jan Myrdal (1927-)

Bodil Malmsten (born 1944) is a Swedish poet. ... Henning Mankell (born February 3, 1948) is an internationally known Swedish author of crime fiction and other books, as well as plays. ... Liza Marklund (born 9 September 1962 in Pålmark near Piteå, Norrbotten, Sweden) is a Swedish journalist and detective fiction writer. ... Harry Martinson (May 6, 1904 - February 11, 1978) is a Swedish author and poet from Blechingia. ... Moa Martinson (born Helga Maria Swartz November 2 1890 in Vårdnäs, Linköping Municipality, dead August 5 1964 in Södertälje) was a Swedish author. ... Erik Mesterton (1903-2004?) was a Swedish author, critic and translator. ... Karl Frederik Lukas Moodysson (born January 17, 1969) is a Swedish film writer and director. ... Vilhelm Moberg (August 20, 1898 - August 8, 1973) was a Swedish author and historian. ... Jan Myrdal (born July 19, 1927) Swedish author, political writer and wine columnist. ...

N

• Håkan Nesser (1950-)
• Mikael Niemi (1959-)
• Johanna Nilsson (1973-)
• Peter Nilson (1937-1998)
• Per Nilsson (1954-)
• Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718-1763)

Håkan Nesser (born February 21, 1950) is a Swedish author and teacher who has written a number of successful crime fiction novels. ... Mikael Niemi (born in 1959) wrote the novel called Populärmusik från Vittula (Pop-music from Vittula). ... Peter Nilson (1937-1988) was a Swedish astronomer and novelist. ...

O

• Albert Olsson (1904-1994)
• Jan Olof Olsson, JOLO (1920-1974)
• Bruno K. Öijer (1951-), poet
• Klas Östergren (1955-)

Jan Olof Olsson (nicknamed Jolo) (31 March 1920 Stockholm, Sweden — 30 April 1974 Hjärnarp) is an author who lived in Sweden. ... Bruno Kenneth Öijer (born 1951 in Linköping, Sweden) is one of the most well-known contemporary Swedish poets. ... Klas Östergren is a Swedish novelist and screenwriter. ...

P

• Göran Palm (1961-)
• Peter Pohl (1940-)
• Agneta Pleijel (1940-)

Peter Pohl (Hamburg, Germany, 5 December 1940) is a Swedish author, mainly of youth literature. ...

R

• Björn Ranelid (1949–)
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877)
• Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895)

Björn Ranelid (May 21, 1949 - ) is a Swedish author from Malmö. Since the beginning of his career in 1983, Ranelid has published twenty novels and written about five hundred articles in different magazines and newspapers. ... Johan Ludvig Runeberg (Portrait by Albert Edelfelt) Johan Ludvig Runeberg (February 5 or February 7,Pietarsaari 1804 – May 6, 1877,Porvoo) was a Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland. ... Abraham Viktor Rydberg (Jönköping, December 18, 1828 - September 22, 1895) was a Swedish author, publicist and poet. ...

S

• Eugen Semitjov, (1923-1987), writer, journalist and artist
• Sigfrid Siwertz (1882-1970)
• Maj Sjöwall (1935-)
• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793-1823), Romantic poet
• Georg Stiernhielm (1598-1672)
• August Strindberg (1849-1912)
• Eva Ström
• Fredrik Ström (1880-1948)
• Per Olof Sundman
• Edith Södergran (1892-1923)
• Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941)
• Py Sörman (1897-1947)

Eugen Semitjov (1923 - 1987) was a Swedish journalist, author, and artist. ... Maj Sjöwall (born September 25, 1935 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author and translator. ... This drawing is often used to depict Stagnelius peculiar appereance, although it may be exagerrated. ... Georg Stiernhielm (August 7, 1598 - April 22, 1672) was a Swedish civil servant, linguist and poet. ... August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg ▶(?) (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright and painter. ... Fredrik Ström (1880 - 1948) was a Swedish Communist politician. ... Edith Irene Södergran (April 4, 1892 - June 24, 1923) was a Finland-Swedish poet. ... Hjalmar Söderberg (July 2, 1869 - October 14, 1941) was a Swedish novelist and playwright. ...

T

• Evert Taube (1890-1976)
• Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846), poet
• Kerstin Thorvall (1925-)
• Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898), poet and writer
• Tomas Tranströmer (1931-), world renowned poet
• Stieg Trenter (1914-1967)
• Birgitta Trotzig (1929-)
• Adolf Törneros (1794–1839)

Evert Axel Taube (March 12, 1890-January 31, 1976) was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. ... Esaias Tegnér Esaias Tegnér (November 13, 1782 - November 2, 1846), Swedish writer, was born at Kyrkerud in Wermelandia. ... Topelius in a picture published in the Swedish periodical Svenska Familj-Journalen 1866. ... Tomas Tranströmer (b. ... Birgitta Trotzig (born 1929), Swedish writer. ...

U

• Gustaf Ullman (1881-1945)

V

• Gunnel Vallquist (1918-)
• Fredrik Vetterlund (1882-1949)

Gunnel Vallquist (born 1918), Swedish writer and translator, Vallquist was elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1982. ...

W

• Per Wahlöö (1926-1975)
• Elin Wägner (1882–1949)
• Per Wästberg (1933-)

Per Fredrik Wahlöö (born August 5, 1926 in Lund, died June 23, 1975 in Lund) was a Swedish author. ...

See also

• List of Swedes
• Lists of authors
• Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet