Name Fredrik Book Height 1.95 m Siblings Sigge Eklund | Role Real Estate Broker Spouse Derek Kaplan (m. 2013) | |
Books The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone, Bananflugornas herre: en roman Parents Jannike Wenke, Klas Eklund Similar People Ryan Serhant, Luis D Ortiz, Derek Kaplan, Sigge Eklund, Klas Eklund Profiles | ||
Martin Fredrik Book (May 12, 1883 in Kristianstad – December 2, 1961 in Copenhagen) was a Swedish professor of literary history at Lund University 1920-24, a literary critic and writer. He wrote biographies and books on Swedish literature. In 1907, Fredrik married Tora Olsson. Their son Klas Book (born 1909) became head of the Bank of Sweden and later an ambassador.
Alongside Henrik Schuck, Book was for decades the most influential (and feared) Swedish literature scholar and critic. He reviewed books for the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, succeeding Oscar Levertin. In 1922 he became a member of the Swedish Academy, seat 10. During World War II, Book actively supported the cause of Germany as a belligerent power. After the war he lost his dominating role in the literary field. His biography was written in 1994 by Svante Nordin.