Marianne Fredriksson





Marianne Fredriksson

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born
March 28, 1927 in Göteborg, Sweden

died
February 11, 2007

gender
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About this author

Marianne Fredriksson was a Swedish author who worked and lived in Roslagen and Stockholm. Before becoming a novelist, she was a journalist on various Swedish newspapers and magazines, including Svenska Dagbladet.

Fredriksson published fifteen novels, most of which have been translated into English, German, Dutch and other languages. Most of her earlier books are based on biblical stories. A central theme in her writings is friendship because, as she maintained, "friendship will be more important than love" in the future.


Average rating: 3.51 · 2,704 ratings · 305 reviews · 26 distinct works
Hanna's Daughters
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 1,570 ratings — published 1994 — 46 editions
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Simon And The Oaks
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 1985 — 17 editions
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According to Mary Magdalene
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1997 — 14 editions
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Two Women: A Novel of Frien...
3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions
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Elisabeth's Daughter
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions
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Het Zesde Zintuig
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions
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De Nachtwandelaar
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions
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Eva
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3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions
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Het raadsel van de liefde
3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
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De kracht van een vrouw
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 28 ratings2 editions
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“I recognized everything, the waterfall and the lakes, the trees and paths. But they had forgotten me. That was bitter and I cried a lot. One should never return to sacred places.”
Marianne Fredriksson, Hanna's Daughters

“She had realized there are only fragments, that 'memories' always consist of fragments the mind puts together into a pattern, adapts a picture staked out early without the need for a conenction with anything that really happened. A great deal is misunderstood by small children, then stored as images that attract similar images, confirming and reinforcing.”
Marianne Fredriksson, Hanna's Daughters

“When our patterns are threatened by new facts, reason is seldom the victor: 'I know what I think, so don't go confusing me with new opinions.”
Marianne Fredriksson, Hanna's Daughters

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