Elly Jannes

Swedish writer and journalist

Elly Jannes (November 15, 1907 – February 11, 2006) was a Swedish writer and journalist. Biography. Jannes was born in Örebro in November 1907. She was the daughter of Janne Petterson and his wife Anna Landström. She grew up in Brevens bruk in Kilsmo. Her upbringing at the mill affected her life and writing. Her perspective was always that of the working girl, aware of her origins and her upbringing, in the poor Sweden of the early 20th century. Elly Jannes was the youngest of five siblings. Her older sisters supported her to learn to read. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Jannes

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