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Karin Boye

Swedish poet and novelist (1900-1941) · Sweden · Writers · Died at 40

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Karin Maria Boye was a Swedish poet and novelist. In Sweden, she is acclaimed as a poet, but internationally, she is best known for the dystopian science fiction novel Kallocain (1940).

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Country
Sweden
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1941 · aged 40

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