Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Maj Sjöwall
Born: September 25, 1935
Died: April 29, 2020 (aged 84)
Bio: Maj Sjöwall was a Swedish author and translator. She was 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. They also wrote novels separately.
Known for:
- Roseanna (1965)
- The Laughing Policeman (1968)
- The Terrorists (1975)
- The Man on the Balcony (1967)
- The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1965)