Marianne Fredriksson Explained
| Birth Date: | March 28, 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Gothenburg |
| Death Date: | February 11, 2007 (aged 79) |
| Death Place: | Österskär |
Marianne Fredriksson, née Persson (March 28, 1927 in Gothenburg - February 11, 2007 in Österskär) was a Swedish author who worked and lived in Roslagen and Stockholm. Before becoming a novelist, she was a journalist for various Swedish newspapers and magazines, including Svenska Dagbladet.[1]
Fredriksson published fifteen novels, most of which have been translated into English, German, Dutch, and other languages. Most of her earlier books are based on biblical stories.[2] A central theme in her writings is friendship, because as she maintained, "friendship will be more important than love" in the future.
Bibliography
Fiction
- The Book of Eve (Evas bok, 1980)
- The Book of Cain (Kains bok, 1981)
- The Saga of Norea (Noreas Saga, 1983)
- Children of Paradise (Paradisets barn, 1985) (collection of the three earlier novels)
- Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna, 1985)
- Nightwanderer (Den som vandrar om natten, 1988)
- The Enigma (Gåtan, 1989)
- (Syndafloden, 1990) (unknown if this book has been translated into English)
- Sofie (Blindgång, 1992)
- Hanna's Daughters (Anna, Hanna och Johanna, 1994)
- According to Mary Magdalene (Enligt Maria Magdalena, 1997)
- Inge & Mira (Flyttfåglar, 1999)
- Loved children, a k a: Elisabeth's Daughter (Älskade barn, 2001)
- (Skilda verkligheter, 2004) (unknown if this book has been translated into English)
- (Ondskans leende, 2006) (unknown if this book has been translated into English)
Non-fiction
- The Conditions of the Acacia (På akacians villkor, 1993), written with the architect Bengt Warne
- If Women Were Wise the World Would Stop (Om kvinnor vore kloka skulle världen stanna, 1993)
- The Eleventh Conspiracy (De elva sammansvurna, 1997), written with her daughter Ann Fredriksson
Notes and References
- News: Jag ville ge en sannare bild av verkligheten. Svenska Dagbladet. Karin Thunberg. Swedish. 12 February 2007. 14 January 2020.
- Britt Johanne Farstad (2024) "Eve Revisited, Reimagined and Redeemed", HumaNetten 52. https://open.lnu.se/index.php/hn/article/view/4309/3800
