Allan Bertil Almqvist (29 August 1902 – 16 May 1972), nicknamed Bertila and Trallgöken, was a
Swedish writer and illustrator.
He is famous for his
World War II-era En svensk tiger propaganda poster (which was one of the most recognized symbols in Sweden around this time period) as well as his
children's book
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series, later
comic
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, ''
Barna Hedenhös'' (''The Stone Age Kids Discover America'', ''The Stones Explore Britain''). Almqvist studied literature in
Stockholm
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and
Uppsala
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Loc ...
from 1924 until 1925.
See also
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Swedish literature
Swedish literature () is the literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden.
The first literary text from Sweden is the Rök runestone, carved during the Viking Age circa 800 AD. With the conversion of the land to Christi ...
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Comic sample
1902 births
1972 deaths
People from Solna Municipality
Writers from Stockholm County
Swedish male writers
Swedish children's writers
Swedish comics writers
Swedish comics artists
20th-century Swedish illustrators
Swedish children's book illustrators
Writers who illustrated their own writing
Swedish violinists
Swedish propagandists
Swedish poster artists
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