Gunilla Bergsten
1933-1988.
Literary scholar.
Gunilla Bergsten was an associate professor of literature and devoted herself mainly to German literature, both in academic and popular science circles.
In 1963, she defended her thesis Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus, which attracted considerable international attention. It came to mean a great deal for Thomas Mann research because Bergsten skillfully unraveled the structure of Mann's novel construction while presenting extensive, previously unknown source material.
Gunilla Bergsten was also for many years theater reviewer in Upsala Nya Tidning.
Burial site: 0325-3169
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