Maj Sjöwall
Novelist, Author
1935 –
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Who is Maj Sjöwall?
Maj Sjöwall is a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for the collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm. In 1971, the fourth of these books, The Laughing Policeman won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel and was adapted into the film The Laughing Policeman starring Walter Matthau. They also wrote novels separately.
Sjöwall had a 13 year relationship with Wahlöö which lasted until his death in 1975. She is a former Marxist, as was Wahlöö.
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- Born
- Sep 25, 1935
Stockholm - Also known as
- Maj Sjowall
- Sjöwall
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Per Wahlöö
(1962 - 1975/06/22) - Gunnar Isaksson
(1955 - 1958) - Hans J Flodquist
(1959 - 1962)
- Per Wahlöö
- Children
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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