Hans-Eric Hellberg (11 May 1927 – 10 December 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist. Born in ,

Borlänge Borlänge () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality which as of 2017 had a total population of 51,604 inhabitants. History Originally Bor ...

, he primarily wrote young adult novels, most notably '' Kram'' (1973). Active between 1950 and 2003, he wrote approximately 78 published books. The 1986 '' Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar'' (''

Julpussar och stjärnsmällar ''Julpussar och stjärnsmällar'' (''"Christmas Kisses and Loud Bangs"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1986. Plot Based on Hans-Eric Hellberg's children's books, the story is set in and around the fictional Dalarna village ...

'') was dedicated to the works of Hellberg. He won several accolades during his career spanning five decades, including the

Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ...

(1971). Hellberg died on 10 December 2016 in Borlänge, at the age of 89.

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1927 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists People from Borlänge Municipality Swedish journalists Recipients of the Nils Holgersson Plaque Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize {{Sweden-writer-stub