Maj Sjowall
Maj Sjowall
Maj Sjöwallis a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for the collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm. They also wrote novels separately. In 1971, the fourth of the Beck books, The Laughing Policemanwon an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel and was adapted into the film The Laughing Policeman starring Walter Matthau...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth25 September 1935
CountrySweden