Gunnar Mattsson
Mattsson in 1963.
Kaj Gunnar Wolter Mattsson (5 May 1937 – 9 August 1989) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and journalist.[1] Mattsson rose to fame as a result of his book Prinsessan. The book was translated into some thirty languages, including English, it was a bestseller in Finland[2] and was filmed as A Time in the Sun in Sweden.
Biography
Mattsson was born in Helsinki. He worked as a journalist for Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper. Suffering from alcoholism, he committed suicide at the age of 52 in Helsinki.[2]
References
- ↑ Mattsson, Gunnar. Uppslagsverket Finland. (Swedish)
- 1 2 Lundberg, Staffan (10 December 2015). "Prinsen 50, minns sin pappa med värme". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). pp. 14–15.
Further reading
- Mattsson, Gunnar (1968). The Princess: Unabridged. Translated by Joan Bulman. London: Pan books.
- Stendahl, Majsan (2015). Gunnar Mattsson: Han fick prinsessan – men var blev kungariket? (in Swedish). Helsingfors. ISBN 978-952-93-5209-8.
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