Jan Jakob Tønseth (1 September 1947 – 12 October 2018)[1] was a Norwegian author, poet and translator.
Jan Jakob Tønseth | |
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 Tønseth in 2007. | |
| Born | 1 September 1947 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 12 October 2018 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | 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.[2][3][4]
Bibliography
editPoetry
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Arthur Rimbaud: Illuminasjoner (1981), together with Arne Kjell Haugen
- Stéphane Mallarmé: Utvalgte tekster (1983), together with Arne Kjell Haugen
- Guillaume Apollinaire: Alkoholer (1985), together with Arne Kjell Haugen
- Henri Michaux: Mellom sentrum og fravær (1989), together with Arne Kjell Haugen
- Guillaume Apollinaire: Dyreboken eller Orfeus´ følge (originally ‘’Le bestiaire ou le cortège d’Orphée’’) (1998)
- José Hierro: New York-notater (2004)
- Édouard Glissant: De vestindiske øyer (2005)
- Roberto Bolaño: De noveltiske hundene (2008), together with Kristina Solum
Prizes and recognition
edit- Gyldendals legat 1977
- Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1990
- P2-lytternes novelpris 1997
- Cappelenprisen 2002
- Dobloug Prize 2007
References
edit- ^ NRK. "Forfatter Jan Jakob Tønseth er død". nrk.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Nordic Authors/Jan Jakob Tønseth". Project Runeberg. Project Runeberg. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Jan Jakob Tønseth". Cappelen Damm (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Nordiske priser". Bærum public library (in Norwegian). 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
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