Jenny Berthelius
Jenny Berthelius | |
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Born | Jenny Elisabet Berthelius 29 September 1923 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 8 June 2019 (aged 95) Arles, France |
Alma mater | Lund University |
Occupation(s) | crime novelist and children's writer |
Known for | 24 crime novels, and 28 children's books |
Spouse |
Sven Berthelius
(m. 1944–1970) |
Children | 1 daughter |
Jenny Elisabet Berthelius (29 September 1923 – 8 June 2019)[1][2] was a Swedish crime novelist and children's writer, who wrote 24 crime novels, as well as 28 children's books.
Early life
Berthelius was born in Stockholm, on 29 September 1923, the daughter of an office manager father and a mother who was a singer and reciter.[3][4][5] Berthelius was educated at a girls school in Helsingborg, completed in 1940, and passed her upper secondary school leaving examination in 1942.[3][4] From 1978 to 1982, Berthelius studied comparative literature at Lund University.[3]
Career
Berthelius first worked as a secretary,
Awards
In 1969, Berthelius was awarded the newspaper Expressen's prize for the best Swedish detective novel.[3] In 2004, Berthelius was awarded the Svenska Deckarakademins Grand Master-diplom.[3]
Personal life
In 1944, she married Sven Berthelius (died 1970), and they had a daughter together.[3] Berthelius died in June 2019.
References
- ^ "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se".
- ^ Jenny Berthelius' obituary (in Swedish)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Berthelius, Jenny - Nordic Women's Literature". nordicwomensliterature.net. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "LLförlaget". LLförlaget. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4766-2277-4. Retrieved 30 November 2017.