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- Sven Christer Swahn was born on August 3, 1933 in Karlskrona, Blekinge län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Bang! (1977) and Larry Larssons flykt och förvandling eller Båtsmannens barn (1974). He was married to Sigbrit Swahn. He died on January 15, 2005 in Sweden.
- SpouseSigbrit Swahn(? - January 15, 2005) (his death, 1 child)
- Father of author Jan Henrik Swahn and brother of actor Jan-Öjvind Swahn.
- Swedish science fiction author, editor, translator, critic, poet, essayist, and dramatist. He published 29 novels, 6 story collections, and many other works, including nonfiction about history and mythology and many plays and screenplays.
- An associate professor of Swedish at Copenhagen University in Denmark.
- The books he translated into Swedish included works by Brian Aldiss, Lloyd Alexander, Philip K. Dick, Philip Jose Farmer, Alan Garner, Russell Hoban, Shirley Jackson, Diana Wynne Jones, Ursula K. Le Guin, Stanislaw Lem, Tim Powers, Philip Pullman, brothers Arkadiy Strugatskiy and Boris Strugatskiy, and Roger Zelazny. He was close friends with authors James Blish and Brian Aldiss, whom he often visited.
- Editor of the science fiction and fantastic line of books for Bernce publishers.
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