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Writing 665
Sweden 4,866
328 IB 
Ingrid Bergman Swedish Biographer 1915–1982
Ingrid Bergman Swedish Biographer 1915–1982 1,429 AS 
August Strindberg Swedish Playwright 1849–1912
August Strindberg Swedish Playwright 1849–1912 1,636 SL 
Selma Lagerlöf Swedish Novelist 1858–1940
Selma Lagerlöf Swedish Novelist 1858–1940 2,122 SL Stieg Larsson Swedish Journalist 1954–2004
7,246 CL 
Camilla Läckberg Swedish Writer b. 1974
Camilla Läckberg Swedish Writer b. 1974 7,270 JG 
Jan Guillou Swedish Writer b. 1944
Jan Guillou Swedish Writer b. 1944 8,011 PL Pär Lagerkvist Swedish Poet 1891–1974
8,741 HM 
Harry Martinson Swedish Writer 1904–1978
Harry Martinson Swedish Writer 1904–1978 9,057 KB 
Karin Boye Swedish Poet 1900–1941
Karin Boye Swedish Poet 1900–1941 9,181 CM 
Carl Michael Bellman Swedish Poet 1740–1795
Carl Michael Bellman Swedish Poet 1740–1795 9,277 VV 
Verner von Heidenstam Swedish Writer 1859–1940
Verner von Heidenstam Swedish Writer 1859–1940 10,551 AM 
Axel Munthe Swedish Writer 1857–1949
Axel Munthe Swedish Writer 1857–1949 12,299 EA 
Erik Axel Karlfeldt Swedish Poet 1864–1931
Erik Axel Karlfeldt Swedish Poet 1864–1931 12,677 LM 
Liza Marklund Swedish Writer b. 1962
Liza Marklund Swedish Writer b. 1962 13,162 EJ 
Eyvind Johnson Swedish Novelist 1900–1976
Eyvind Johnson Swedish Novelist 1900–1976 13,581 VM 
Vilhelm Moberg Swedish Author 1898–1973
Vilhelm Moberg Swedish Author 1898–1973 14,346 EK 
Ellen Key Swedish Writer 1849–1926
Ellen Key Swedish Writer 1849–1926 14,903 SD 
Stig Dagerman Swedish Writer 1923–1954
Stig Dagerman Swedish Writer 1923–1954 14,951 GF 
Gustaf Fröding Swedish Poet 1860–1911
Gustaf Fröding Swedish Poet 1860–1911 15,295 HN Håkan Nesser Swedish Writer b. 1950
19,408 KE 
Kerstin Ekman Swedish Writer b. 1933
Kerstin Ekman Swedish Writer b. 1933 19,770 TL Torgny Lindgren Swedish Writer 1938–2017
20,122 CJ 
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist Swedish Writer 1793–1866
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist Swedish Writer 1793–1866 20,695 KF 
Katarina Frostenson Swedish Poet b. 1953
Katarina Frostenson Swedish Poet b. 1953 20,796 VR 
Viktor Rydberg Swedish Writer 1828–1895
Viktor Rydberg Swedish Writer 1828–1895 22,032 MG 
Maria Gripe Swedish Writer 1923–2007
Maria Gripe Swedish Writer 1923–2007 22,851 MM 
Moa Martinson Swedish Writer 1890–1964
Moa Martinson Swedish Writer 1890–1964 22,992 DA 
Dan Andersson Swedish Writer 1888–1920
Dan Andersson Swedish Writer 1888–1920 24,021 IL 
Ivar Lo-Johansson Swedish Writer 1901–1990
Ivar Lo-Johansson Swedish Writer 1901–1990 24,408 JA 
Jan Arnald Swedish Writer b. 1963
Jan Arnald Swedish Writer b. 1963 28,671 SL 
Sara Lidman Swedish Writer 1923–2004
Sara Lidman Swedish Writer 1923–2004 29,233 AL 
Artur Lundkvist Swedish Poet 1906–1991
Artur Lundkvist Swedish Poet 1906–1991 30,363 JK 
Jonas Karlsson Swedish Writer b. 1971
Jonas Karlsson Swedish Writer b. 1971 31,910 FG 
Frans G. Bengtsson Swedish Novelist 1894–1954
Frans G. Bengtsson Swedish Novelist 1894–1954 34,663 EW Elin Wägner Swedish Writer 1882–1949
34,689 SD 
Sven Delblanc Swedish Writer 1931–1992
Sven Delblanc Swedish Writer 1931–1992 35,329 VB 
Victoria Benedictsson Swedish Writer 1850–1888
Victoria Benedictsson Swedish Writer 1850–1888 35,950 BL Barbro Lindgren Swedish Writer b. 1937
36,924 EJ 
Erik Johan Stagnelius Swedish Writer 1793–1823
Erik Johan Stagnelius Swedish Writer 1793–1823 39,788 ET 
Esaias Tegnér Swedish Poet 1782–1846
Esaias Tegnér Swedish Poet 1782–1846 40,674 GT 
Göran Tunström Swedish Author 1937–2000
Göran Tunström Swedish Author 1937–2000 40,803 JL 
Jens Lapidus Swedish Writer b. 1974
Jens Lapidus Swedish Writer b. 1974 42,890 AE 
Albert Engström Swedish Writer 1869–1940
Albert Engström Swedish Writer 1869–1940 45,304 LL 
Lotta Lotass Swedish Writer b. 1964
Lotta Lotass Swedish Writer b. 1964 47,352 JH 
Johan Henric Kellgren Swedish Poet 1751–1795
Johan Henric Kellgren Swedish Poet 1751–1795 47,683 TN 
Ture Nerman Swedish Poet 1886–1969
Ture Nerman Swedish Poet 1886–1969 47,832 BS 
Birger Sjöberg Swedish Poet 1885–1929
Birger Sjöberg Swedish Poet 1885–1929 47,846 OV 
Olof von Dalin Swedish Poet 1708–1763
Olof von Dalin Swedish Poet 1708–1763 48,018 LH 
Lennart Hellsing Swedish Writer 1919–2015
Lennart Hellsing Swedish Writer 1919–2015 48,253 LS 
Lina Sandell Swedish Writer 1832–1903
Lina Sandell Swedish Writer 1832–1903
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