Gothenburg in the Space Age

The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1958 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Garrincha, Pelé and Nadine Gordimer.

Notable people

  1. Claude Simon

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…

  2. Dolly Parton

    in 2010

    1 moment here

    American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…

  3. Garrincha

    from 1958 to 1966

    2 moments here

    Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…

  4. Nadine Gordimer

    in 2010

    1 moment here

    South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…

  5. Nawal El Saadawi

    in 2018

    1 moment here

    Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…

  6. Pelé

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…

Moments

  1. 1958 World Cup debut Garrincha
  2. 1958 World Cup quarter-final goal Pelé
  3. 1966 Brazil versus Sweden Garrincha
  4. 1978 Lecture in Gothenburg Claude Simon
  5. 2010 Liseberg Applause Award Dolly Parton
  6. 2010 Gothenburg Book Fair appearance Nadine Gordimer
  7. 2018 Göteborg Book Fair seminar Nawal El Saadawi

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