Gunnel Ahlin

Gunnel Maria Ahlin (née Hellman, Orsa församling, Dalarna, 1 June 1918 – Stockholm, 7 January 2007) was a  Swedish writer and teacher.

Her parents were the rector Johannes Hellman and his wife Aina Albihn. She married Lars Ahlin in 1946, and they had a son, the astronomer Per Ahlin. Gunnel Ahlin debuted in 1960 with the novel Voices one summer and made his breakthrough in 1974 with the historical novel Hannibal Son.

Works

 * Röster en sommar, 1960
 * Här dansar, 1962
 * Puls, 1964
 * Refuge, 1967
 * Hannibal sonen, 1974
 * Hannibal segraren, 1982
 * Lars Ahlin växer upp, 2001
 * Nu ska vi ta pulsen på världen, 2005

Awards

 * 1982 – Kellgrenpriset
 * 1983 – Aniarapriset
 * 2001 – De Nios Vinterpris
 * 2002 – Birger Schöldströms pris