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Karin Alvtegen

1965 - Today

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Karin Alvtegen (born 8 June 1965, Huskvarna, Sweden) is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Alvtegen's psychological thrillers are generally set in Sweden. Four of her books have been translated into English: Missing, Betrayal, Shadow and Shame. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Karin Alvtegen is the 6,320th most popular writer (down from 6,027th in 2024), the 1,176th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,087th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Karin Alvtegen ranks 6,320 out of 7,302. Before her are Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, Eric Van Lustbader, Sheila Jeffreys, Andrew Davies, Barbara Pym, and Vikram Seth. After her are John Clellon Holmes, Christopher Smart, Rosa María Britton, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Max Hastings, and Thomas Lodge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Karin Alvtegen ranks 471. Before her are Rica Reinisch, Pascal Tayot, Gilles Panizzi, Yoshikazu Isoda, WestBam, and Georgios Bartzokas. After her are Hartwig Löger, Marián Vajda, Rolf Sørensen, Hiroshi Mikitani, Michael E. Mann, and Takahiro Shimada.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Karin Alvtegen ranks 1,176 out of 1,879. Before her are Magnus Andersson (1958), Josef Ternström (1888), Erik Lindh (1964), Johan Rockström (1965), Thomas Enqvist (1974), and Lisa Ekdahl (1971). After her are Mikael Åkerfeldt (1974), Kenny Bräck (1966), Agneta Andersson (1961), Anders Fridén (1973), Nils Silfverskiöld (1888), and Tomas Svensson (1968).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Karin Alvtegen ranks 91. Before her are John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Eva Ström (1947), Martin Österdahl (1973), Kristina Lugn (1948), Stig Claesson (1928), and Birger Sjöberg (1885). After her are Mikael Niemi (1959), Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), Sonja Åkesson (1926), Rick Falkvinge (1972), Klas Östergren (1955), and Camilla Grebe (1968).

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