(1944-01-17) 17 January 1944 (age 80) Södertälje, Sweden
Occupation
author, journalist
Nationality
Swedish, French
Genre
spy fiction, historical fiction, political thriller
Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈjɑːnɡɪˈjuː], French:[ɡiju]; born 17 January 1944) is a French-Swedish author and journalist. Guillou's fame in Sweden was established during his time as an investigative journalist, most notably in 1973 when he and co-reporter Peter Bratt exposed a secret and illegal intelligence organization in Sweden, Informationsbyrån (IB). He is still active within journalism as a column writer for the Swedish evening tabloid Aftonbladet. Among his books are a series of spy fiction novels about a spy named Carl Hamilton, and a trilogy(+) of historical fiction novels about a Knight Templar, Arn Magnusson. He is the owner of one of the largest publishing companies in Sweden, Piratförlaget (Pirate Publishing), together with his wife, publisher Ann-Marie Skarp, and Liza Marklund.
Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɑːn ɡɪˈjuː], French: [ɡiju]; born 17 January 1944) is a French-Swedish author and journalist...
Carl Hamilton novels is a book series by Swedish author and journalist JanGuillou centered on the fictional Swedish spy Carl Gustaf Gilbert Hamilton. The...
series of historical novels written by Swedish author and journalist JanGuillou about the Consolidation of Sweden and the Crusades. The main character...
Actor. Other parts include the role of Carl Hamilton from the novels by JanGuillou, Beorn in The Hobbit, as well as Jakob Nyman in the English TV series...
in Gothenburg. Arn de Gothia, a fictional medieval knight created by JanGuillou Gothia, a city on the Euphrates river in the Ramadi (district) of Iraq...
in English. Charles Guillou (1813–1899), American naval surgeon Fernand Guillou (1926–2009), French basketball player JanGuillou (born 1944), Swedish...
End of the Road (Swedish: Riket vid vägens slut) is the third book in JanGuillou's The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy) book series. This book follows...
37 languages. In the spy fiction genre, the most successful writer is JanGuillou. In recent decades, a handful of Swedish writers have established themselves...
novels, such as in "The Knights Templar Trilogy" by the Swedish author JanGuillou which depicts him as a scheming, incompetent and selfish as well as religiously...
The Knight Templar (Swedish: Tempelriddaren) is the second book in JanGuillou's The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy) book series. This book follows...
William F. Buckley Carl Hamilton, Swedish secret agent from the Books of JanGuillou Daniel Marchant, MI6 agent in Dead Spy Running and Games Traitors Play...
Arvet efter Arn) is a sequel to The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy) by JanGuillou about Birger jarl, the founder of Stockholm - fictionalized to be Arn...
Road to Jerusalem (Swedish: Vägen till Jerusalem) is the first book in JanGuillou's The Knight Templar book series. The book follows the fictional character...
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