About Jan Guillou
Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou 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, immoral 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, together with his wife, publisher Ann-Marie Skarp, and Liza Marklund. Guillou was kept first at Långholmen Prison in central Stockholm and later at Österåker Prison north of the capital. Guillou is known for his support of the Palestinian people, and he has over the years consistently criticized Israel. He later co-founded the Folket i Bild/Kulturfront magazine, at which he worked from 1972 until 1977. Guillou acquired French citizenship at birth and became a Swedish citizen in 1975.
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