Johan Theorin

Swedish writer · Sweden · On the map · Writers · Born 1963 · age 63

Johan Theorin is a Swedish journalist and author. Throughout his life, Johan Theorin has been a regular visitor to the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. His mother’s family - sailors, fishermen and stone cutters - have lived there for centuries, nurturing the island’s legacy of supernatural tales and folklore.

Johan Theorin is read about 37 times a day, in 18 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 112 days, one point a day.

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2010CWA International DaggerAward2009CWA New Blood DaggerAwardGlass Key awardAward2008Author of the YearAwardBest Swedish Crime Novel AwardAwardCatahya AwardAward1963Born3 September 1963