Marianne Fredriksson

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. 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)
• 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

References

Further reading

• Lillemor Marianne Fredriksson at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon