Jan Jakob Tønseth
Jan Jakob Tønseth (born 1 September 1947 in Oslo) is 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 is a member of Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature.[1][2][3]
Bibliography
Poetry
- Kimærer – poetry collection (1971)
- I denne tid – poetry collection , (1974)
- Synlige dikt – poetry collection (1977)
- Referanser (fjerne og nære) – poetry collection (1979)
- Lengsel og lede – poetry collection (1987)
- Motgift – poetry collection (1994)
- Fromme vers for enkle sjeler – poetry collection (2008) ISBN 978-82-02-28679-8
Prose
- Drømmer og løgner – prose (1982)
- På krigsfot med virkeligheten – essay collection (1984)
- Antagelser – (1984), together with John David Nielsen (malerier) )
- Hilmar Iversens ensomhet – novel (1992) )
- Et vennskap – novel (1997)
- En rar skrue – biography of Kjell Aukrust (2000)
- Resignasjon og portvin – novel (2002)
- Dikteren på terskelen – essays (2005)
- Von Aschenbachs fristelse – short story collection (2006)
Translated poetry
Prizes and recognition
References
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