Deaths of note

From: Charleston Daily Mail | Date: June 18, 2004 | Copyright information

Sara Lidman

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sara Lidman, a writer who won acclaim for her portrayal of rural life in Sweden in "The Tar Pit," died Thursday, her publisher said. She was 80.

Lidman was revered as one of several post-World War II-era Swedish writers who blended concise storytelling with a love of home.

"The Tar Pit," published in 1953, focused on the life of rural farmers in northern Sweden and presaged the political awareness of the 1960s with its theme of helping the ...

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