About Jānis Joņevs
Born 1980. Jānis Joņevs is a Latvian writer, translator and copywriter.
Jānis Joņevs (born 21 March 1980 in Jelgava) is a Latvian writer, copywriter and translator from French. After studying at the local Gymnasium in Jelgava, he went to Riga for his higher education and earned a Master's degree from the Latvian Academy of Culture. Joņevs is best known for his debut novel Doom 94 (Jelgava 94) which was a bestseller upon its release in 2013. The book later won the European Union Prize for Literature. It was translated into many languages and made into a feature film.
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Latvian writer (born 1980)
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Jānis Joņevs was born on 21 March 1980 in Jelgava.
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