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| Born | 16 February 1967 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Astrid Lindgren Prize (2013) |
Katarina von Bredow (born 16 February 1967) is a Swedish writer.
Katarina von Bredow | |
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| Born | 16 February 1967 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Astrid Lindgren Prize (2013) |
Katarina von Bredow (born 16 February 1967) is a Swedish writer.
Born in Aneby, Småland on 16 February 1967, von Bredow made her literary debut in 1991 with the novel for young adults, Syskonkärlek. [1]
Further books are Knappt lovlig from 1996, Som om ingenting (1999), and Bara inte du (2009). She has written the trilogy Du & jag, Hon & han, and Han & dom (2013 to 2015), and a second trilogy, Ellinor, Leo and Viktor (2018 to 2019). [1]
She was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2013. [2]
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