What is Bodil Malmsten?
[[File:Bodil Malmsten 2015-2.jpg|thumb|Malmsten in September 2015]] '''Bodil Malmsten''' (19 August 1944 &ndash; 5 February 2016) was a [[Swedish people|Swedish]] poet and novelist. She wrote over fifteen books from 1977 to her death. Her best known book was the [[English language|English]] translation of ''Priset på vatten i Finistère'' (''The Price of Water in Finistère'') which was awarded Book of the Week by [[BBC Radio 4]]. Malmsten was born in [[Östersund Municipality|Bjärme]], [[Jämtland]]. Her grandfather was designer and architect [[Carl Malmsten]] (1888&ndash;1972). Malmsten died from [[cancer]] on 5 February 2016 in [[Stockholm]]. She was aged 71.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Författaren Bodil Malmsten död|url=http://www.svd.se/forfattaren-bodil-malmsten-dod/om/kultur|work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|access-date=6 February 2016|language=sv|date=6 February 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Malmsten, Bodil}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Sweden]] [[Category:Swedish novelists]] [[Category:Swedish poets]] {{Bio-stub}} {{authority control}}