Gunnel Vallquist

Gunnel Vallquist
Born 19 June 1918
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 11 January 2016(2016-01-11) (aged 97)
Occupation writer, translator
Nationality Swedish

Gunnel Vallquist (19 June 1918 – 11 January 2016) was a Swedish writer and translator. Born in Stockholm, Vallquist was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1982. Vallquist was a member of the Catholic Church and wrote several essays on Catholic religion in contemporary times, among them reports from the Second Vatican Council. She translated the seven-piece novel In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust into Swedish (1965–1982).

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Cultural offices
Preceded by
Anders Österling
Swedish Academy,
Seat No.13

1982–2016
Succeeded by
Sara Stridsberg
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