Tora Armida Dahl (9 June 1886 – 30 January 1982) was a Swedish teacher and novelist. She was married to literary critic Knut Jaensson. Among her novels is Fosterbarn from 1954.[1] She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1975.[2]
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Born | (1886-06-09)9 June 1886 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 30 January 1982(1982-01-30) (aged 95) |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Teacher and novelist |
Awards | Dobloug Prize (1975) |
Dahl was born in Stockholm on 9 June 1896, a daughter of architect Theodor Dahl and baker Emma Nilsdotter, and grew up with a foster mother in Nacka until the age of 11, when she moved to live with her mother. In 1914 she married Knut Jaensson [sv], who initially could live of his inheritance from his father, and eventually became a literary critic. She died on 9 January 1982.[3]
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