Gunnel Linde

Gunnel Linde
Born (1924-10-14)14 October 1924
Gustav Vasa Parish, Stockholm, Sweden
Died 12 June 2014(2014-06-12) (aged 89)
Language Swedish
Nationality Swedish
Period 1958-1996
Genre children
Notable works Den vita stenen

Gunnel Linde (14 October 1924 - 12 June 2014)[1] was a Swedish writer[2] who has written over forty children's books, among them Den vita stenen.

In 1971, she was one of the founders of BRIS ("Barnens rätt i samhället", in English Children's Rights in Society).

She has received the Swedish Nils Holgersson Plaque in 1965 (for the book Den vita stenen) and the Astrid Lindgren Award in 1978.

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