Anna Jansson
Anna Maria Angelika Jansson (born 13 February 1958) is a Swedish crime writer and nurse from Visby, Gotland. She started her career as a surgeon nurse, but soon went over to the lung clinic due to her frequent fainting from seeing blood.[1]
Jansson began writing novels in 1997 after her family bought a new computer.[2] At this time she had worked as a nurse for twenty years, and although she still enjoyed her occupation, she felt it was time to try something new.[1] A contributing factor to Jansson's decision to pursue her career as an author was her patients; she often met patients that that were about to die and they told her that they regretted the fact that they had not spent much time in life doing what they really wanted.[1]
Her inspiration came from the patients she met in her job as a nurse.[1] Jansson's first crime novel to be published was Stum sitter guden in 2000. She had written two novels prior to Stum sitter guden, but failed to find a publisher for them.[2]
Despite her successful career as a writer, Jansson still works as a nurse.[3] She has tree children and lives in Vintrosa outside of Örebro.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Lagerblad, Anna (2007-07-08). "Karriärbyte mitt i livet". E24 Näringsliv (in Swedish). Stockholm. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ a b "Världsbokdagen firas med besök av deckarförfattaren Anna Jansson". Hällekis-Kuriren (in Swedish). Hällekis. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Lunchvanor och Anna Jansson" (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges Radio. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-12-21.