Person · Open Library
- Born
- 25 September 1935
- Died
- 29 April 2020
- Works
- 37
Top works
- Mannen på balkongen
- Den skrattande polisen
- The laughing policeman
- A purple place for dying / Home to Roost / The Terrorists
- Roseanna
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Film & TV
Writing · Stockholm, Sweden
Maj Sjöwall (5 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her books about police detective Martin Beck. She wrote the books in collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö.
Known for
- Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott — Self2016
- Lone Wolves & Dragon Tattoos: How Scandinavian Crime Fiction Conquered the World — Self2011
- With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof — Self2004
- Timeshift — self2002
- Stockholm Marathon — Woman With Starting Gun (uncredited)1994
- Cop Killer — Cottage owner (uncredited)