▁of ▁her ▁child hood ▁as ▁a ▁reference , ▁when ▁she ▁tra ve led ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁met ▁people ▁in ▁different ▁environments . ▁Her ▁perspective ▁was ▁always ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁girl , ▁aware ▁of ▁her ▁orig ins ▁and ▁her ▁up br ing ing , ▁in ▁the ▁poor ▁Sweden ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁El ly ▁J annes ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁five ▁sib lings . ▁Her ▁older ▁sister s ▁supported ▁her ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁read . ▁Since ▁J annes ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁small ▁child , ▁she ▁had ▁dream ed ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁writer . ▁She ▁later ▁won ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁contest ▁of ▁Id un ▁and ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁magazine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁she ▁left ▁Id un , ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Vi ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁it ▁until ▁she ▁retired . ▁ ▁El ly ▁Jan ne ' s ▁bibli ography ▁is ▁huge ▁and ▁the ▁books ▁relate ▁to ▁various ▁jour ne ys ▁in ▁her ▁life . ▁ ▁El ly ▁J annes ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁the ▁doctor ▁Sv ante ▁Hö je berg ▁( born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Elle - K ari ▁Hö je berg , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁program ▁manager ▁at ▁Sweden ▁Radio ▁P 2 ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁Elle - K ari ▁was ▁named ▁after