Rita Tornborg
Swedish writer

Rita Tornborg

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Swedish writer
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13 December 1926(Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa)
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Rita Tornborg (born 13 December 1926 in Johannesburg) is a Swedish novelist and short story writer. She was born in South Africa, and grew up in Poland. She made her literary debut in 1970, with the novel Paukes gerilla. Other books are Salomos namnsdag from 1979, Systrarna from 1982, and the short story collection Rosalie from 1991. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1995.