- Jan-Olof Ekholm
Infobox Writer
name = Jan-Olof Ekholm
birthdate = birth date and age|1931|10|20|mf=y
birthplace =Grytnäs ,Dalarna Sweden
nationality =Sweden
period =
genre =Detective fiction ,Children's Literature
subject =
movement =Jan-Olof Ekholm (born
October 20 ,1931 ) is a Swedishdetective fiction writer born in Grytnäs,Dalarna ,Sweden , also known for somechildren's literature works. He is one of the members of the presidium of Svenska Deckarakademin (Swedish Detective Academy). Ekholm's books have been translated to Norwegian, Danish, German, Russian, Ukrainian, and Czech.Awards
* Svenska Deckarakademin (Swedish Detective Academy) award in 1979 for his non-fiction work Mälarmördaren.
* Temmelburken detective fiction award in 2000.Movies
* A movie based on Ekholm's early children's book "Hurra för Ludvig Lurifax" (1965) was produced in Soviet Union in 1984 under the title "Ryzhiy chestnyy vlyublyonnyy" (red, honest, in love) [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213207/ IMDB entry for Ryzhiy chestnyy vlyublyonnyy] ]
* A Swedish murder mystery movie "Sista körningen" (1996) was co-written by Jan-Olof Ekholm. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122257/ IMDB entry for Sista körningen] ]References
External links
* [http://www.deckarakademin.se/ekholm.htm Jan-Olof Ekholm on Svenska Deckarakademins]
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