Irja Agnes Browallius (13 October 1901 – 9 December 1968) was a Swedish teacher,
novelist
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...
and short story writer. She was awarded the
Dobloug Prize in 1962.
Personal life
Browallius was born in
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
on 13 October 1901, a daughter of actors Carl Browallius and Gerda Pisani. She moved to Sweden shortly after her birth. She died in
Lidingö on 9 December 1968.
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1901 births
1968 deaths
Dobloug Prize winners
20th-century Swedish novelists
Swedish women novelists
Swedish women short story writers
20th-century Swedish women writers
20th-century Swedish short story writers
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