Gunnar Mattsson

Kaj Gunnar Wolter Mattsson (5 May 1937 – 9 August 1989) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and journalist.[1] Mattsson rose to fame as a result of his book Prinsessan. The book was translated into some thirty languages, including English, it was a bestseller in Finland[2] and was filmed as A Time in the Sun in Sweden.

Mattsson in 1963.

Biography

Mattsson was born in Helsinki. He worked as a journalist for Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper. Suffering from alcoholism, he committed suicide at the age of 52 in Helsinki.[2]

gollark: ...
gollark: Technically, you never agreed to the Geneva convention *yourself*.
gollark: I too enjoy committing war crimes.
gollark: Depends on dose, I guess.
gollark: Radiation poisoning?

References
  1. Mattsson, Gunnar. Archived 2016-05-11 at the Wayback Machine Uppslagsverket Finland. (in Swedish)
  2. Lundberg, Staffan (10 December 2015). "Prinsen 50, minns sin pappa med värme". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). pp. 14–15.

Further reading
  • Mattsson, Gunnar (1968). The Princess: Unabridged. Translated by Joan Bulman. London: Pan books.
  • Stendahl, Majsan (2015). Gunnar Mattsson: Han fick prinsessan – men var blev kungariket? (in Swedish). Helsingfors. ISBN 978-952-93-5209-8.



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