Bengt Ohlsson is one of Sweden’s most celebrated novelists. He also writes plays and a weekly column for a Swedish national newspaper. He lives in Stockholm.
Bengt Ohlsson is one of Sweden’s most celebrated novelists. He also writes plays and a weekly column for a Swedish national newspaper. He lives in Stockholm.
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