Jenny Elisabet Berthelius (29 September 1923 – 8 June 2019)[1][2] was a Swedish crime novelist and children's writer, who wrote 24 crime novels, as well as 28 children's books.
Jenny Berthelius | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jenny Elisabet Berthelius 29 September 1923 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 8 June 2019 (aged 95) Arles, France |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Occupation(s) | crime novelist and children's writer |
| Known for | 24 crime novels, and 28 children's books |
| Spouse |
Sven Berthelius
(m. 1944–1970) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
Early life
editBerthelius was born in Stockholm, on 29 September 1923, the daughter of an office manager father and a mother who was a singer and reciter.[3][4][5] Berthelius was educated at a girls school in Helsingborg, completed in 1940, and passed her upper secondary school leaving examination in 1942.[3][4] From 1978 to 1982, Berthelius studied comparative literature at Lund University.[3]
Career
editBerthelius first worked as a secretary,[4] and later worked as a translator and freelance writer, although she is best known for her detective novels.[3] In 1968, Berthelius published her debut novel, Mördarens ansikte (The Killer's Face), followed by one new detective novel every year for the next twenty years.[3] In 2007, Berthelius published her first new detective novel for fifteen years, Näckrosen.[3] Berthelius's earliest novels are traditional whodunnits, and in later works from 1972 onwards, she moved onto more psychological themes.[4][5] Her two main protagonists are Inspector Singer and the novelist Vera Kruse.[4][5] Berthelius wrote 24 crime novels and 28 children's books.[5]
Awards
editIn 1969, Berthelius was awarded the newspaper Expressen's prize for the best Swedish detective novel.[3] In 2004, Berthelius was awarded the Svenska Deckarakademins Grand Master-diplom.[3]
Personal life
editIn 1944, she married Sven Berthelius (died 1970), and they had a daughter together.[3] Berthelius died in June 2019.
References
edit- ^ "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se".
- ^ Jenny Berthelius' obituary (in Swedish)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Berthelius, Jenny - Nordic Women's Literature". nordicwomensliterature.net. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "LLförlaget". LLförlaget. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Mitzi M. Brunsdale (29 April 2016). Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction: Works and Authors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Since 1967. McFarland. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-4766-2277-4. Retrieved 30 November 2017.