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Tore Zetterholm

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Tore Zetterholm
Zetterholm (left), with Jan Fjellander, Kristina Ahlmark-Michanek [sv] and Göran Palm [sv]
Born(1915-10-04)4 October 1915
Died9 November 2001(2001-11-09) (aged 86)
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)novelist, playwright and journalist
AwardsDobloug Prize (1978)

Tore Ulf Axel Zetterholm (1915–2001) was a Swedish novelist, translator, playwright and journalist. He made his literary debut in 1940 with the novel Stora Hoparegränd och himmelriket. He made the first Swedish translation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit in 1947. He chaired the Writers' Guild of Sweden from 1957 to 1972.[1] He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1978.

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  1. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tore Zetterholm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 July 2012.