Annika Bryn
Annika Bryn (* 1945 ) is a Swedish journalist, writer and crime writer .
Origin and family
Bryn is the daughter of a Swedish mother and a Norwegian father and grew up in Stockholm . Her father's family was in the Norwegian resistance against the Nazis - occupiers been active and had saboteurs hiding. Her grandfather, a captain , sank with his ship in a German attack . Her father was a young man in the ground and fled during the Second World War in the neutral Sweden. There he met Annika Bryn's mother, who was also active in the resistance and u. a. helped Norwegian and Danish Jews to flee.
Annika Bryn spent a lot of time with her grandmother in southern Norway, who told her many stories from the German occupation and the war. She began to write early on in order to process what she had experienced and heard.
Studies and professional life
After graduating from high school, she studied comparative literature , film studies , sociology and theater studies . Since then she has been working as a freelance journalist, u. a. for the renowned Swedish daily Aftonbladet . Her articles are mainly about non-violence, solidarity with minorities and respect for human rights .
Works
In 2003 Annika Bryn published her first detective novel Den sjätte natten (The sixth night) in Sweden. The book, in which she literarily processes autobiographical items from her family and packs them into a thriller , received an award for "best debut novel". In 2005 it was published in German translation, received positive reviews and is placed in a row with the so-called " Swedish thrillers " by Henning Mankell and Liza Marklund .
- The sixth night. Roman , Blanvalet, Munich, 2005, ISBN 3-442-36233-4
- Motive of the crime: unknown. Roman , Blanvalet, Munich, 2006, ISBN 978-3442362349
- Raven nights. Roman , Blanvalet, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3442367016
Web links
- Literature by and about Annika Bryn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography on schwedenkrimi.de
- Official site - German area
- Literature by and about Annika Bryn in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bryn, Annika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish journalist, writer and crime writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1945 |