Reidar Jönsson
| Reidar Jönsson | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
14 June 1944 Malmö |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Genres | novel; play |
Reidar Vallis Håkan Jönsson (born 14 June 1944 in Malmö) is a Swedish writer, director and playwright.
Life
After elementary school and a period at sea, in 1969 his first novel was Endast för vita, (Only for whites). After two more novels, which received good reviews came as Emilia, Emilia! which also became a huge commercial success and established him as a writer and playwright in Sweden.
His international breakthrough came with his 1983 novel Mitt liv som hund (My Life as a Dog) which was filmed in 1985. The film won two Golden Rams and a Golden Globe, and received two Oscar nominations for best film and best screenplay for 1987.[1][2] My Life as a Dog was followed in 1988 by En hund (A Rat) which was also an international bestseller.The third final part of the trilogy was named Hundens Paradis, (Dog Dog's Paradise).[3]
Following the success of My Life as a Dog, Reidar Jönsson chose to stay in Hollywood and worked until the mid-1990s as a writer for the major studios.[4] He then returned to Sweden as film commissioner at the Swedish Film Institute.[5] Reidar Jönsson included in Writers Group four shifts and has also written plays for the stage, as (The hare) in 1979 for radio and television, such as Arvet 1981, (Legacy 1981).[6]
Works
- Emilia Emilia !: roman, Carlssons, 1984, ISBN 9789177980162
- Mitt liv som hund, Bokförlaget Pan Norstedts, 1992, ISBN 9789119222916; En bok för alla, 2002, ISBN 9789172212251
- En god man, Historiska Media, 2016, ISBN 9789175453903
Works in English
- My Life as a Dog. translator Eivor Martinus. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1 April 1993. ISBN 978-0-374-52379-4.
- My Father, His Son. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. 6 April 2012. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-61145-681-3.
References
- ↑ "Item". www.sfi.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ↑ "Reidar%20J%C3%B6nsson". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ↑ Lundgren, Caj. "Märkvärdig trilogi i mål". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ↑ "Reidar Jonsson: His Life as a Writer". Los Angeles Times. 1992-01-23. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ↑ "Reidar Jönsson". www.sfi.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ↑ "Författargruppen Fyrskift (1990) | Ivar Lo-priset". www.ivarlopriset.se. Retrieved 2016-09-28.