Jan Jakob Tønseth
Norwegian author, poet, and translator (1947–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jan Jakob Tønseth (1 September 1947 – 12 October 2018)[1] was a Norwegian author, poet and translator.
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Jan Jakob Tønseth | |
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Born | (1947-09-01)1 September 1947 Oslo, Norway |
Died | 12 October 2018(2018-10-12) (aged 71) |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Author, poet and translator |
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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]