Elin Wägner
Swedish author
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Elin Wägner was a Swedish author known for her contributions to the modern novel. She was an ardent pacifist and feminist, and her most powerful work was a peasant novel titled Åsa-Hanna (1918). Wägner was part of a literary movement that saw the development of the modern novel in the early 20th century, alongside authors like Gustaf Hellström, Sigfrid Siwertz, and Ludvig Nordström. Her work contributed to the evolution of Swedish literature during this period.1
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