Jan Myrdal Quotes
There is a third dimension to traveling, the longing for what is beyond.
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| Birth: | 19th July, 1927 |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Profession: | Author, Columnist |
Jan Myrdal was born in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden. He is a Swedish author and columnist. He is an honorary doctor of literature at Upsala College in New Jersey, USA. He received his PhD from Nankai University in Tianjin, China. He is the son of the Social Democrats and Nobel Laureates Alva Myrdal and Gunnar Myrdal. He has lived at various times in the United States, Afghanistan, Iran, and India. He is a prolific writer, both of books and newspaper columns; he was first employed as a journalist at a local newspaper, after having dropped out of gymnasium to concentrate on his writing. He has written several books include: Gates to Asia, Return to a Chinese Village, Report from a Chinese Village, Confessions of a Disloyal European, India waits, Childhood, and 12 Going on 13(novel).
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