Gunnar Mattsson

Mattsson in 1963.

Kaj Gunnar Wolter Mattsson (5 May 1937 – 9 August 1989) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and journalist.[1] Mattsson rose to fame as a result of his book Prinsessan. The book was translated into some thirty languages, including English, it was a bestseller in Finland[2] and was filmed as A Time in the Sun in Sweden.

Biography

Mattsson was born in Helsinki. He worked as a journalist for Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper. Suffering from alcoholism, he committed suicide at the age of 52 in Helsinki.[2]

References

  1. Mattsson, Gunnar. Uppslagsverket Finland. (in Swedish)
  2. 1 2 Lundberg, Staffan (10 December 2015). "Prinsen 50, minns sin pappa med värme". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). pp. 14–15.

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