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Name
  
Jan Tonseth

Role
  
Author

Books
  
Von Aschenbachs fristelse


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Awards
  
Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl, Gyldendal\'s Endowment, Dobloug Prize - Norway

Nominations
  
Nordic Council\'s Literature Prize

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Jan Jakob Tønseth (born 1 September 1947 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author, poet and translator.

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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.

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Prizes and recognition

  • Gyldendals legat 1977
  • Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1990
  • P2-lytternes novelpris 1997
  • Cappelenprisen 2002
  • Dobloug Prize 2007
  • References

    Jan Jakob Tønseth Wikipedia