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Per Wahlöö
AuthorBooks · Second hand1926-1975
Per Fredrik Wahlöö, often identified in English translations as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for collaborative work with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm, published between 1965 and 1975. The fourth of the Beck novels, Den skrattande polisen, was published in 1968; a translation of this novel, The Laughing Policeman, won an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America in 1971. Wahlöö and Sjöwall also wrote novels separately.
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Birth
1926
Death
1975
First book
1959
Years writing
67
Per Wahlöö was a prolific Swedish writer who excelled in both crime fiction and science fiction.
He is world-renowned for creating the iconic detective Martin Beck alongside his wife, Maj Sjöwall.
His career was highly versatile, as he also worked as a journalist, translator, screenwriter, and painter.
The Martin Beck series, which includes titles like Roseanna, is a fundamental benchmark of Swedish crime literature.
Throughout his career, Wahlöö published a total of 47 works, establishing himself as a key figure in Nordic literature.