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Karin Anckarsvärd


Born
in Stockholm, Sweden
August 10, 1915

Died
January 16, 1969

Genre
Children's Books


Karin Inez Maria Anckarsvärd became a student in Stockholm in 1934. She graduated as a secretary and then worked as a medical secretary for a few years. In 1952 her debut novel was Bonifacius den gröne (Bonifacius the Green), a playful book about two children and a dragon.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 148 ratings · 34 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors
The Mysterious Schoolmaster
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3.95 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1959 — 14 editions
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Rider by Night
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4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1958
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Madcap Mystery
3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1962 — 8 editions
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Riddle of the Ring
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4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1960 — 2 editions
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Aunt Vinnie's Victorious Six
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1964
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Bonifacius the Green
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1952
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Springtime for Eva
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3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1959
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Bonifacius and Little Bonnie
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1963
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Jenny und ihr Tausendsassa
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1969
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