Jean Bolinder (5 December 1935 – 7 June 2020) was a Swedish author and film director.

Linköping-born Bolinder debuted in 1967 with the crime novel Skulle jag sörja då... in which he introduces the character Jöran and Marianne Bundin as problem solvers. The fictional couple later appeared in several of Bolinder's books.

Jean Bolinder

Bolinder was born in Linköping but grew up in Enköping. He studied in Motala, whose history he frequently discussed in his novels. Bolinder studied at Uppsala University, graduating in 1964, and Lund University, graduating in 1971.

Jean Bolinder

Bolinder also directed the films "Hjernans storhet och fall", "flykt", and "Ur askan i Elden".

Jean Bolinder

He died on 7 June 2020.

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2020 deaths

20th-century Swedish novelists

1935 births

People from Enköping

Uppsala University alumni

Lund University alumni

21st-century Swedish novelists

20th-century Swedish male writers

21st-century male writers

Swedish film directors