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Per Wahlöö

1926 - 1975

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Per Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975), often identified in English translations as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for collaborative work with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm, published between 1965 and 1975. The fourth of the Beck novels, Den skrattande polisen, was published in 1968; a translation of this novel, The Laughing Policeman, won an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America in 1971. Wahlöö and Sjöwall also wrote novels separately. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Per Wahlöö is the 2,167th most popular writer (down from 1,851st in 2019), the 323rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 278th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Wahlöö ranks 2,167 out of 7,302. Before him are Luigi Pulci, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Li Shangyin, Saki, Erich Mühsam, and Roger Peyrefitte. After him are Antonine Maillet, Dexippus, Philippe Sollers, Brian Aldiss, Bernard Palissy, and Johanna van Gogh-Bonger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Per Wahlöö ranks 157. Before him are Zinaida Portnova, Jeffrey Hunter, Karel Reisz, Morton Feldman, Philippe Chatrier, and Amadeo Carrizo. After him are Jambyn Batmönkh, Sergio Pininfarina, Mark Taimanov, Fernando J. Corbató, Bo Carpelan, and Agostino Cacciavillan. Among people deceased in 1975, Per Wahlöö ranks 82. Before him are Kang Sheng, Henry Calvin, Peregrino Anselmo, Ivan Maisky, Ma Bufang, and Cannonball Adderley. After him are Lennart Skoglund, Virginio Rosetta, William A. Wellman, Franz Six, Sisowath Sirik Matak, and Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Wahlöö ranks 323 out of 1,879. Before him are Arvid Lindman (1862), Daniel Solander (1733), Eva Dahlbeck (1920), Bo Widerberg (1930), Erik Dahlbergh (1625), and Fredrik Reinfeldt (1965). After him are Håkan Nesser (1950), John, Duke of Östergötland (1589), Lennart Skoglund (1929), Ronnie Hellström (1949), Sven Nordqvist (1946), and Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Per Wahlöö ranks 22. Before him are Karin Boye (1900), Stig Dagerman (1923), Camilla Läckberg (1974), Hjalmar Söderberg (1869), Maria Gripe (1923), and Elsa Beskow (1874). After him are Håkan Nesser (1950), Sven Nordqvist (1946), Ulf Stark (1944), Esaias Tegnér (1782), Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793), and Viveca Sten (1959).

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