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Born	November 14, 1907 • Sweden
Died	January 28, 2002 (aged 94) • Stockholm • Sweden
Notable Works	“Emil in the Soup Tureen” • “Pippi Longstocking” • “Ronia, the Robber′s Daughter”

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Per Olof Sundman

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Gunnar Ekelöf

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