Sven Barthel

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Sven Barthel
Born(1903-09-08)8 September 1903
Botkyrka, Sweden
Died30 September 1991(1991-09-30) (aged 88)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupations
  • Writer
  • journalist
  • theatre critic
  • translator
Years active1928–1991

Sven Kristian Barthel (8 September 1903 in

Botkyrka[1] – 30 September 1991 in Stockholm[2]) was a Swedish
writer, journalist, theatre critic and translator.

He was a great narrator of nature, with a special interest in

Stockholm's archipelago.[3] He has translated, among other works, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.[1]

Barthel was married to Viveka Starfeldt,[4] she was also a writer.

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