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Maj Sjöwall

1935 - 2020

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Maj Sjöwall (Swedish pronunciation: [maj ˈɧø̂ːval]; 25 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her novels about the police detective Martin Beck. She wrote these novels in collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maj Sjöwall is the 1,487th most popular writer (down from 1,403rd in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 214th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swedish Writer.

Maj Sjöwall is most famous for her novel series that was made into a movie called "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maj Sjöwall ranks 1,487 out of 7,302. Before her are Anna de Noailles, James Tiptree Jr., Henrik Wergeland, Joseph Addison, Alistair MacLean, and Martin Gardner. After her are Winifred Wagner, Elizabeth Siddal, Hugo Claus, Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Veronica Franco, and François de Malherbe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Maj Sjöwall ranks 83. Before her are Lee Remick, Giovanni Lajolo, António Ramalho Eanes, Toni Sailer, Sonny Bono, and Roger B. Chaffee. After her are Ken Kesey, Jack Kemp, Floyd Patterson, Samak Sundaravej, Dinkha IV, and Forough Farrokhzad. Among people deceased in 2020, Maj Sjöwall ranks 108. Before her are Gérard Houllier, Dana Zátopková, Pat Patterson, George Floyd, Florian Schneider, and Quino. After her are Margaret Burbidge, Per Olov Enquist, Jerry Stiller, George Blake, MF Doom, and Kenzō Takada.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Maj Sjöwall ranks 234 out of 1,879. Before her are Stefan Edberg (1966), Gustaf de Laval (1845), Stenkil (1030), Lena Olin (1955), Dead (1969), and Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390). After her are Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277), Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767), Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), Olaus Petri (1493), Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), and Johan Banér (1596).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Maj Sjöwall ranks 13. Before her are Harry Martinson (1904), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Henning Mankell (1948), Stieg Larsson (1954), Jan Guillou (1944), and Ellen Key (1849). After her are Olaus Petri (1493), Per Olov Enquist (1934), Karin Boye (1900), Stig Dagerman (1923), Camilla Läckberg (1974), and Hjalmar Söderberg (1869).

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