• Source: Hans Peterson

      • Hans Peterson (26 October 1922 – 16 August 2022) was a Swedish writer, mainly of children's literature.


      Personal life


      Peterson was born on 26 October 1922 in Väring, Västergötland, Sweden.
      He died, reportedly by suicide, on 16 August 2022, at the age of 99.


      Prizes and recognition


      Peterson received a number of prizes and recognition for his work, including:

      The Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, 1955
      The Nils Holgersson Plaque, 1958 (for Magnus, Mattias och Mari)
      German Prize for Children's Literature (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis), 1959
      The Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1971
      Wettergrens barnbokollon, 1992


      Works




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