Martin Koch

Swedish author
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Born:
Dec. 23, 1882, Stockholm
Died:
June 22, 1940, Hedemora, Swed. (aged 57)

Martin Koch (born Dec. 23, 1882, Stockholm—died June 22, 1940, Hedemora, Swed.) was a Swedish novelist who was first among the “proletarian authors” to make a deep impression on Swedish readers. Koch came from a lower middle-class family, which his father deserted when the children were very young. The young Koch worked as a labourer’s helper, studied art, and became active in the Good Templars Lodge. His first publication was the novelette Ellen (1911). For more than a decade after that, he produced a steady stream of books, the most important of which are his three central novels, Arbetare, en ...(100 of 147 words)