About Jan Jakob Tønseth
Lived 1947 – 2018 (aged 71). Jan Jakob Tønseth was a Norwegian writer, translator, children's writer and poet.
Jan Jakob Tønseth (1 September 1947 – 12 October 2018) 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.
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Who was Jan Jakob Tønseth?
Norwegian writer (1947-2018)
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Jan Jakob Tønseth was born on 1 September 1947 in Oslo.
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Jan Jakob Tønseth died on 12 October 2018.
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Jan Jakob Tønseth was a writer, translator, children's writer and poet.
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Jan Jakob Tønseth was Norwegian.
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