- Lives in Björkvik, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. (2000)
- Chairman of the Swedish-Chinese Friendship Association in the 1970s.
- Has frequently challenged the establishment in Sweden in literary pieces that have become legendary.
- Jan underwent a major heart operation in 1988, which was televised on Swedish TV.
- Lives in a country house near Dagarn, outside Skinnskatteberg in Västmanlands län, Sweden. His home houses his extensive library with 40,000 + volumes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Brother of Sissela Bok and Kaj Fölster.
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