Ulf Stark
Stark was born and grew up in Stureby, Stockholm Municipality, which place features in several of his books. Stark's interest in writing started early; during his time at secondary school he was introduced to writing by his classmate , and in 1964 he wrote his first poetry collection, "". Following this, Stark's interest in writing for a career was greatly encouraged. Stark died on 13 June 2017 at the age of 72 after suffering from cancer.
Career
In 1998 he received the Nordic Children's Book Prize.
Stark died 13 June 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.