Victoria Benedictsson: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ernst Ahlgren
Born	March 6, 1850 • Sweden
Died	July 21, 1888 (aged 38) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Works	“Fru Marianne” • “Pengar”

August Strindberg

Swedish dramatist

Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman

Swedish author

Henning Mankell

Swedish author

Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish author

Pär Lagerkvist

Swedish author

Carl Jonas Love Almqvist

Swedish author

Per Olof Sundman

Swedish novelist

Ludvig Anselm Nordström

Swedish author

Ivar Lo-Johansson

Swedish author

Hjalmar Erik Fredrik Söderberg

Swedish author

Karin Boye

Swedish author

Stig Dagerman

Swedish writer

Günter Grass

German writer

Frances Burney

British author

Maria Dąbrowska

Polish author and critic

Patricia Highsmith

American writer

Witold Gombrowicz

Polish author

Anaïs Nin

French author

Tryggve Andersen

Norwegian writer

Miguel Torga

Portuguese poet and diarist