Nationality Swedish | Genres novel; play | |
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Born 14 June 1944 (age 72)
Malmö ( 1944-06-14 ) Movies My Life as a Dog, The Kautokeino Rebellion Books My Life as a Dog, My Father, His Son Nominations Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Similar Lasse Hallström, Brasse Brännström, Gunder Andersson, Kjell Johansson, Nils Gaup | ||
Reidar Vallis Håkan Jönsson (born 14 June 1944 in Malmö) is a Swedish writer, director and playwright.
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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. 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).
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. He then returned to Sweden as film commissioner at the Swedish Film Institute. 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).
Works
Works in English
