Helena Henschen
Helena Henschen (1940–2011) was a Swedish designer and writer.[1] Born and raised in Stockholm, she worked as a graphic designer, achieving success as an illustrator of children's books. She co-founded the famous design company Mah-Jong.
She won the EU Prize for Literature for her novel I skuggan av ett brott (The Shadow of a Crime), dealing with the von Sydow murders. Henschen was a niece of Fredrik von Sydow.
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- 1940 births
- 2011 deaths
- Swedish designers
- Swedish women novelists
- Swedish illustrators
- Swedish women illustrators
- Swedish children's book illustrators
- 20th-century Swedish novelists
- 20th-century Swedish women writers