Elly Jannes

Swedish writer and journalist

Elly Jannes (November 15, 1907 – February 11, 2006) was a Swedish writer and journalist. Biography. Jannes was born in Örebro in November 1907. She was the daughter of Janne Petterson and his wife Anna Landström. She grew up in Brevens bruk in Kilsmo. Her upbringing at the mill characterized her life and writing. She often used the simple life of her childhood as a reference, when she traveled around the world and met people in different environments. Her perspective was always that of the working girl, aware of her origins and her upbringing, in the poor Sweden in the early 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Jannes

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