Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
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)