Gunnel Linde
Gunnel Linde (14 October 1924 – 12 June 2014) was a Swedish writer who has written over forty children's books, among them Den vita stenen and I Am a Werewolf Cub. In 1971, she was one of the founders of BRIS ("Barnens rätt i samhället", in English Children's Rights in Society). She has received the Swedish Nils Holgersson Plaque in 1965 (for the book Den vita stenen) and the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 1978.
Gunnel Linde
- Name
- Gunnel Linde
- Born
- 14 October 1924
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 12 June 2014
- Full name
- Gunnel Geijerstam.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, writer and journalist.
- Fields
- children's literature and young adult literature.
- Education
- Beckmans College of Design and Konstfack.
- Known for
- The White Stone.
- Honours
- Nils Holgersson Plaque and Astrid Lindgren Prize.
- Languages
- Swedish.
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Gunnel Linde (14 October 1924 – 12 June 2014) was a Swedish writer who has written over forty children's books, among them Den vita stenen and I Am a Werewolf Cub. In 1971, she was one of the founders of BRIS ("Barnens rätt i samhället", in English Children's Rights in Society). She has received the Swedish Nils Holgersson Plaque in 1965 (for the book Den vita stenen) and the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 1978.
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Gunnel Linde studied at Beckmans College of Design and Konstfack. The recorded working language is Swedish. The field of work recorded is children's literature and young adult literature. Works named in the authority record are The White Stone. Distinctions recorded are Nils Holgersson Plaque and Astrid Lindgren Prize.
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• Name — Gunnel Linde • Born — 14 October 1924 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Died — 12 June 2014 • Language — Swedish • Period — 1958-1996 • Genre — children • Notable Works — Den vita stenen
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• Skräcknatten i Fasenbo (1985)
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Gunnel Linde is recorded as screenwriter, writer and journalist.
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1924
Gunnel Linde born at Stockholm.
2014
Gunnel Linde died at Täby.
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- 1.https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/nyheter/gunnel-linde-har-avlidit/
- 2.Maria Andersson. Gunnel Linde. Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon [Biografisches Lexikon schwedischer Frauen]. 2018-03-08.
- 3.SVEN Johan KREUGER. Lexikonett amanda.
- 4.Berit Lindberg Johansson. Gunnel Berit Hedeby. Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon [Biografisches Lexikon schwedischer Frauen]. 2020-09-30.
- 5.Schwedische Mediendatenbank. LIBRIS (LIBRary Information System).
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