Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson
Norwegian poet, translator, cartoonist and comics writer
About Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson
Lived 1955 – 2008 (aged 53). Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson was a Norwegian writer, cartoonist, translator, children's writer, poet and comics writer.
Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson (28 June 1955 – 21 November 2008) was a Norwegian poet, children's writer and translator, of Icelandic citizenship (Icelandic name Jón Sveinbjörn Pétursson), born and raised in Norway.
He made his literary debut in 1973 with the poetry collection Manus. Among his children's books are Pelle Parafins Bøljeband: Serum, serum (1981) and Håkon Håkonsson (1990). Jónsson was part of the poetic activist group "Stuntpoetene" during the 1980s, along with Karin Moe, Triztán Vindtorn, Arne Ruste, Thorvald Steen, Erling Kittelsen, Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and others. He died in November 2008.
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Norwegian poet, translator, cartoonist and comics writer (1955-2008)
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Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson was born on 28 June 1955 in Iceland.
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Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson died on 21 November 2008.
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Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson was a writer, cartoonist, translator, children's writer, poet and comics writer.
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Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson was Norwegian.
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