Gunnar Sandgren

Swedish journalist, novelist and playwright

Gunnar Sandgren

Born	(1929-06-27) 27 June 1929 (age 94)
Died	4 June 2016(2016-06-04) (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)