Helena Henschen

Swedish designer and writer (1940–2011)

Helena Henschen

Helena Henschen (1940–2011) was a Swedish designer and writer.[1] Born and raised in Stockholm, she worked as a graphic designer, achieving success as an illustrator of children's books. She co-founded the famous design company Mah-Jong.

She won the EU Prize for Literature for her novel I skuggan av ett brott (The Shadow of a Crime), dealing with the von Sydow murders. Henschen was a niece of Fredrik von Sydow.

## References

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1. ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2020-06-27.

## Further reading

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* Helena Maria Henschen at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon

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