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Ivar Lo-Johansson
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Swedish writer (1901-1990)

Also known as: K.I. 洛-约翰松, Ивар Лу-Юхансон, إيفار لو يوهانسون, 이바르 로요한손, Карл Ивар Лу, Карл Ивар Янссон

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Known works

  • Skriva för livet (1989)
  • Pubertet (1978)
  • Asfalt (1979)
  • Only a mother = (1991)
  • Tröskeln (1982)