List of Swedish language writers - Definition and Overview

This is a list of Swedish language writers:

This article is part of the List of Swedes series

Actors

Artists

Clergymen

Diplomats

Entrepreneurs

Military

Music

Politicians

Scientists

Sports

Writers

Poets

A

• Alf Ahlberg (1892-1979)
• Ove Allansson (1932-)
• Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793-1866)
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790-1855)

B

• Frans G. Bengtsson (1894-1954)
• Elsa Beskow (1874-1953)
• August Blanche (1811-1868)
• August Bondeson (1854-1906)
• Karin Boye (1900-1941)
• Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865)
• Hjalmar Bergman (1883-1931)

C

• Stig Claesson (1928-)

D

• Stig Dagerman (1923-1954)
• Sture Dahlström (1922-2001)
• Olof von Dalin (1708-1763)
• Tage Danielsson (1928-1985)
• Sven Delblanc (1931-1992)
• Walter Dickson (1916-1990)
• Ernst Didring (1868-1931)

E

• Vilhelm Ekelund (1880-1949)
• Gunnar Ekelöf (1907-1968)
• Torsten Ehrenmark (1919-1985)
• Per Olov Enquist (1934-)

F

• Nils Ferlin (1898-1961).
• Marianne Fredriksson (1927-)
• Gustaf Fröding (1860-1911)

G

• Elsa Grave (1918 -2003)
• Jan Guillou (1944-)

H

• Alf Hambe (1931-)
• Verner von Heidenstam (1859-1940)

J

• Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
• P.C. Jersild (1935-)
• Klara Johanson (1875-1948)
• Eyvind Johnson (1900-1976)
• Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901-1990)
• Harry Järv (1921-)

K

• Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864-1931)
• Martin Koch (1882-1940)
• Willy Kyrklund (1921-)

L

• Pär Lagerkvist (1891-1974)
• Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940)
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817)
• Sara Lidman (1923-2004)
• Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002)
• Torgny Lindgren (1938-)
• Jonas Carl Linnerhielm (1758-1829)
• Sigfrid Lindström (1893-1950)
• Lasse Lucidor (1638-1674)

M

• Bodil Malmsten (1944-)
• Henning Mankell (1948-)
• Liza Marklund (1962-)
• Harry Martinson (1904-1978)
• Moa Martinson(1890-1964)
• Erik Mesterton (1903-)
• Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973)

N

• Håkan Nesser (1950-)
• Johanna Nilsson (1973-)
• Peter Nilson (1937-1998)
• Per Nilsson (1954-)

O

• Albert Olsson (1904-1994)

P

• Peter Pohl (1940-)
• Agneta Pleijel (1940-)

R

• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877)

S

• Eugen Semitjov, (1923-1987), writer, journalist and artist
• Georg Stiernhielm (1598-1672)
• August Strindberg (1849-1912)
• Fredrik Ström (1880-1948)
• Edith Södergran (1892-1923)
• Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941)
• Py Sörman (1897-1947)

T

• Evert Taube (1890-1976)
• Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846)
• Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898)
• Stieg Trenter (1914-1967)
• Adolf Törneros (1794–1839)

U

• Gustaf Ullman (1881-1945)

V

• Fredrik Vetterlund (1882-1949)

W

• Elin Wägner (1882–1949)

See also

• List of Swedes
• List of Swedish language poets
• Lists of authors
• Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet