Gunnar Sandgren
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Gunnar Sandgren | |
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Born | 27 June 1929 |
Died | 4 June 2016 | (aged 86)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Novelist and playwright |
Awards | Dobloug Prize (1981) |
Gunnar Sandgren (27 June 1929 – 4 November 2016) was a Swedish journalist, novelist and playwright.[1]
Biography
Gunnar Ernst Algot Sandgren was born in Ölmstad parish in Jönköping County, Sweden. He was the son of Ernst Sandgren and Signhild Nilsson. He first worked as a journalist at Svenska Dagbladet from 1952. He made his literary debut in 1960, with the novel Förklaringsberget. He later wrote a series of historical novels. Bonniers published his books for the next 30 years.[2] [3]
During the 1970s, Sandgren worked for Sveriges Television where he and wrote a number of plays. He later he turned to classical theater where several of his plays attracted attention. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1981. [1][4]
References
- ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Gunnar Sandgren". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Förklaringsberget : roman / av Gunnar E. Sandgren". libris.kb.se. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Gunnar E. Sandgren (in Swedish)
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