Jan Jakob Tønseth

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Jan Jakob Tønseth
Tønseth in 2007.
Born(1947-09-01)1 September 1947
Oslo, Norway
Died12 October 2018(2018-10-12) (aged 71)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Author, poet and translator

Jan Jakob Tønseth (1 September 1947 – 12 October 2018)[1] was a Norwegian author, poet and translator.

Tønseth debuted as a poet with the poetry collection Kimærer in 1971, when he was only 24 years of age. He achieved broad recognition as a novelist with his trilogy about the ex-communist Hilmar Iversen (Hilmar Iversens ensomhet (1992), Et vennskap (1997) and Resignasjon og portvin (2002)). Tønseth was a member of

Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature.[2][3][4]

Bibliography

Poetry

Prose

Translated poetry

Prizes and recognition

References

  1. ^ NRK. "Forfatter Jan Jakob Tønseth er død". nrk.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Nordic Authors/Jan Jakob Tønseth". Project Runeberg. Project Runeberg. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  3. ^ "Jan Jakob Tønseth". Cappelen Damm (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  4. ^ "Nordiske priser". Bærum public library (in Norwegian). 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Cappelen Prize
2002
Succeeded by