Gunnel Linde
Swedish writer

Gunnel Linde

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Swedish writer
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
14 October 1924(Stockholm)
Death:
12 June 2014(Sweden)
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Family:
Spouse(s):
Einar Linde
The details
Biography

Gunnel Linde (14 October 1924 – 12 June 2014) was a Swedish writer who has written over forty children's books, among them Den vita stenen.
In 1971, she was one of the founders of BRIS ("Barnens rätt i samhället", in English Children's Rights in Society).
She has received the Swedish Nils Holgersson Plaque in 1965 (for the book Den vita stenen) and the Astrid Lindgren Award in 1978.