Tora Dahl

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]

Tora Dahl
Born(1886-06-09)9 June 1886
Stockholm, Sweden
Died30 January 1982(1982-01-30) (aged 95)
NationalitySwedish
OccupationTeacher and novelist
AwardsDobloug Prize (1975)

Personal life

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, who initially could live of his inheritance from his father, and eventually became a literary critic. She died on 9 January 1982.[3]

References
  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tora Armida Dahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. Larsson, Lisbeth. "Tora Armida Dahl". skbl.se. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

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