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Something wrong?Maj Sjöwall 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.
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2020Died29 April 20202013Lenin Award (Sweden)Award2006Riverton International Honour PrizeAward1971Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best NovelAward1935Born25 September 1935
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Sweden
Category
Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2020 · aged 84
In common with Maj
Allan EdwallAlso in Mördaren - en helt vanlig person (1967)
Anthony ZerbeAlso in The Laughing Policeman (1973)
Sven WollterAlso in Man on the Roof (1976)
Gösta EkmanAlso in The Fire Engine That Disappeared (1993)
Anica DobraAlso in Cop Killer (1994)
Frances Lee McCainAlso in The Laughing Policeman (1973)Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.