"Unfortunately, I have the painful task of announcing that Annette Kullenberg, my mother, has passed away in Covid.
Annette passed away at Hospital de Cascais in Portugal, tonight.
My family and I ask for consideration and respect in this difficult time ", writes her daughter Ylva Kullenberg in a written statement.
Annette Kullenberg was born in Stockholm in 1939 and she began her career as a journalist in the early 1960s.
She was known as an outspoken writer and debater, including at Aftonbladet, where she worked for 25 years.
She has also been a foreign correspondent in Buenos Aires and Barcelona.
Active as a writer and playwright
Kullenberg wrote several fiction books - the debut came in 1967 with the novel "Turn on you".
She is also behind several reportage books, such as "The Upper Class in Sweden" from 1974. She also worked as a playwright and she has written radio and television plays. times.
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