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Kaj Gunnar Wolter Mattsson (5 May 1937 – 9 August 1989) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and journalist.Mattsson, Gunnar.
''Uppslagsverket Finland'' . 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 and was filmed as '' A Time in the Sun'' in Sweden.
Kaj Gunnar Wolter Mattsson (5 May 1937 – 9 August 1989) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and journalist.''Uppslagsverket Finland'' . 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 and was filmed as '' A Time in the Sun'' in Sweden.
Biography
Mattsson was born inHelsinki
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. He worked as a journalist for ''Hufvudstadsbladet
''Hufvudstadsbladet'' (abbr. ''HBL'') is the highest-circulation Swedish language, Swedish-language newspaper in Finland. Its headquarters is located in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name of the newspaper translates approximately into "Jo ...
'' newspaper. Suffering from alcoholism
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, he committed suicide at the age of 52 in Helsinki.
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