Thomas Tidholm
Thomas Tidholm | |
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| Born | 11 April 1943 Örebro, Sweden |
| Occupations | Children's writer, poet, playwright, photographer, translator, musician |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Notable work | Over thirty children's books, collaborations with Anna-Clara Tidholm, Swedish translation of The Hitchhiker's Guide series |
| Spouse | Anna-Clara Tidholm |
| Website | Thomas Tidholm site |
Thomas Tidholm (born in Örebro on 11 April 1943) is a Swedish children's writer, poet, playwright, photographer, translator, and musician. Since his debut as a poet in 1963, he has written poetry, novels, stage plays, and some thirty children's books (often collaborating with his wife, artist and writer Anna-Clara Tidholm). He has directed short films for Sveriges Television, done youth theater for Unga Riks,[1] and was a member of Swedish band Pärson Sound/International Harvester in the late sixties. He's also known for the Swedish translation of the radio series and the first four novels in The Hitchhiker's Guide series.
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- 20th-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights
- Swedish children's writers
- 20th-century Swedish poets
- People from Örebro
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Swedish male poets
- Swedish male novelists
- Swedish male dramatists and playwrights
- Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize
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