Jan Myrdal (born 19 July 1927 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish author, leftist-political writer and columnist. He is an honorary doctor of literature at Upsala College in New Jersey, US, and a PhD at Nankai University in Tianjin in China. He has lived at various times in the United States, Afghanistan, Iran and India. He is the son of the Social Democrats and Nobel Laureates Alva Myrdal and Gunnar Myrdal; he broke completely with both at an early age for personal reasons while keeping them in esteem for their public achievements. He was married to Gun Kessle, a photographer, graphic artist and writer, until her death in 2007. She illustrated many of his works.In 1982 Myrdal went back to the Chinese village he reported on in 1962 and recorded his observations in Return to a Chinese Village (1984), in which he expressed his disappointment at the changes that had occurred, and his continued support of Mao's programs, including the Cultural Revolution.
Son of the well-known Swedish intellectuals Gunnar and Alva Myrdal. In the 1930s they wrote an iconoclastic work about modern family life and planning together, "Kris i befolkningsfrågan". Gunnar (1898-1987) was a writer on economics and a professor. Alva (1902-1986) was a writer, diplomat and a prominent figure in the international disarmament movement. They were also Social Democrats, and held several government positions.
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Swedish writer and intellectual, controversial yet highly acclaimed. He writes from a leftist/ Socialist view point. Has published several works about Afghanistan, China, India and Mexico.
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Lives in a country house near Dagarn, outside Skinnskatteberg in Västmanlands län, Sweden. His home houses his extensive library with 40,000 + volumes.
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Jan underwent a major heart operation in 1988, which was televised on Swedish TV.
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Has frequently challenged the establishment in Sweden in literary pieces that have become legendary.
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Chairman of the Swedish-Chinese Friendship Association in the 1970s.
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Lives in Björkvik, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. [2000]
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Myglaren
1966
TV Movie
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Myglaren
1966
TV Movie
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Myglaren
1966
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Do Not Enter: The Visa War Against Ideas
1986
Documentary
Himself
Gäst hos Hagge
1975
TV Series
Himself (March 21, 1986)
Lahti '66 - kansainvälinen kirjailijakokous
1966
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Myglaren (1966) as Director
Gäst hos Hagge (1975) as Himself (March 21, 1986)
Do Not Enter: The Visa War Against Ideas (1986) as Himself
Lahti '66 - kansainvälinen kirjailijakokous (1966) as Himself
$19 Million
