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Persson Giolito, Malin
When Malin Persson Giolito was still called only Persson, she grew up in Djursholm, Stockholm. Her mother, who was the person who had the absolutely largest share in her upbringing, was a nurse. Her father was Leif G.W. Persson, the famous criminologist and novelist. This might have contributed to Malin Persson deciding to study Law at Uppsala University and also became a writer. She graduated...
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Turèll, Dan
Danish novelist and poet who was something as unusual as a well-respected and genuinely popular cultural figure. He was born in Copenhagen as Dan Turèll-Jensen, the oldest of five siblings. When he was nine years old the family moved to the suburb of Vangede where he grew up. In connection with this, the family 1956 shortened the surname to Turèll. He learned to read before he started school, b...
