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Inger Frimansson

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Occupation
  
Journalist, Novelist

Role
  
Novelist

Name
  
Inger Frimansson

Genre
  
Crime fiction

Nationality
  
Swedish


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Born
  
November 14, 1944 (age 79) Stockholm (
1944-11-14
)

Books
  
Good night - my darling, The Cat Did Not Die, Island of the Naked Women

Inger Frimansson - Råttfångerskan


Inger Frimansson (born November 14, 1944 in Stockholm) is a popular Swedish novelist and crime writer. Having previously worked for 30 years as a journalist, her first novel The Double Bed (Dubbelsängen) was published in 1984. Since then she has written around twenty-five books including poetry, short stories, and books for children. Her breakthrough was with Godnatt, min älskade in 1998. Her crime novels are best described as psychological thrillers.

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Translated works

  • 2007 Good Night, My Darling (Godnatt, min älskade, 1998), translated by Laura A. Wideburg
  • 2008 The Shadow in the Water (Skuggan i vattnet, 2005), translated by Laura A. Wideburg
  • 2009 (forthcoming) The Island of Naked Women (De nakna kvinnornas ö, 2002), translated by Laura A. Wideburg

    • Awards

  • 1998 - Best Swedish Crime Novel Award for Godnatt, min älskade.
  • 2005 - Best Swedish Crime Novel Award for Skuggan i vattnet.
  • 2008 - Gold - Best Translated Book for Good Night, my Darling translated by Laura A. Wideburg by ForeWord Magazine

    • References

    Inger Frimansson Wikipedia
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