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Larsson, Stieg
Stieg Larsson was a Swedish author and journalist who, despite only publishing three novels, is one of Sweden’s best-selling authors of fiction ever, both at home and abroad. He was born as Karl Stig-Erland Larsson in Skelleftehamn, but since his parents were only nineteen years old and had no money at the time, he was brought up by his grandparents, initially in the small village of Utviken and l...
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Lindell, Unni
Unni Maria Lindell is one of Norway’s most productive and best selling authors. Although she is best known for her crime novels, her emphasis is on books for children and young adults, and humorous books.
Unni Lindell was born in Oslo, but she moved with her family to the neighbouring municipality of Bærum where her Swedish great grandfather, a left-wing politician, had settled in 1885. She ha...
