Bengt Linder

Not to be confused with the Swedish swimmer Bengt Linders.

Bengt Gunnar Sigurd Linder (26 July 1929 in Härnösand - 17 April 1985 in Lidingö)^[1] was a Swedish writer and journalist. He wrote approximately 100 books for children and young adults, as well as text for revues and entertainment programs for radio and TV.^[2]

Bengt Linder
Linder in 1966, holding a book from his Dante series
Born	Bengt Gunnar Sigurd Linder (1929-07-26)July 26, 1929 Härnösand, Sweden
Died	April 17, 1985(1985-04-17) (aged 55) Lidingö, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Writer and journalist

Work

Linder wrote in a very colloquial style, and his books are characterised by rapid dialogue and a fast pace.^[2]

He also wrote the manuscripts for a few Swedish films, such as Kostervalsen from 1958 and Drömpojken from 1964. In 1978 he wrote the script for a film based on one of his own books from 1967, called Dante - akta're för Hajen!. The movie was not well received by critics, who characterised it as incoherent and illogical.^[3]