Jonas Jonasson
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Born | Per Ola Jonasson 6 July 1961 Växjö, Sweden |
Occupation | Journalist, writer |
Nationality | Swedish |
Notable works | The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared |
Pär-Ola Jonas Jonasson (born Per Ola Jonasson; 6 July 1961)[1] is a Swedish journalist and writer, best known as the author of the best-seller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.[2]
Biography[]
The son of an ambulance driver and a nurse, Jonasson was born and raised in Växjö in southern Sweden.[3] After studying Swedish and Spanish at the University of Gothenburg, Jonasson worked as a journalist for the Växjö newspaper Smålandsposten, and for the Swedish evening tabloid Expressen, where he remained until 1994. In 1996, he founded a media company, , which grew to 100 employees. He stopped working in 2003, after having two major back operations and being overworked. He later sold his company.[3] In 2007, he completed his first book The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. It was published in Sweden in 2009.[3][4][5] Since 2010, Jonasson has been living with his son on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3][6]
Awards[]
- Swedish Booksellers Award (2010).[7]
- German Pioneer Prize (M-Pionier Preis) from Mayersche Buchhandlung (2011).[8]
- Danish Audiobook Award (2011).[8]
- Prix Escapades (2012).[9]
Bibliography[]
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Jonasson's first novel has achieved worldwide success. Telling the story of the incredible adventures in the life of a centenarian who escapes from a home, it has been translated into some 35 languages, selling over a million copies in Germany and over 2.5 million worldwide (as of 2012).[6]
- Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann, Piratförlaget, Stockholm 2009. ISBN 978-91-642-0296-3. (in Swedish)
- The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, paperback, Hyperion Books, United States, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4013-2464-3.
- The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (translated by Rod Bradbury), Hesperus Press, London, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84391-372-6.
- Der Hundertjährige, der aus dem Fenster stieg und verschwand (translated by Wibke Kuhn), carl's books, München 2011, ISBN 978-3-570-58501-6. (in German)
- Le Vieux qui ne voulait pas fêter son anniversaire, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 2011. ISBN 9782258086449. (in French)
- Stoletý stařík, který vylezl z okna a zmizel (translated by Zbyněk Černík), Mladá Boleslav, Panteon, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87697-00-9. (in Czech)
- A százéves ember, aki kimászott az ablakon és eltűnt, Budapest, Athenaeum, 2011. ISBN 978-963-293-183-8 (Hungarian)
- Stogodišnjak koji je iskočio kroz prozor i nestao (translated by Marija Popović), Mladinska knjiga Beograd, 2013, ISBN 978-86-7928-398-6 (Serbian)
- Ο εκατοντάχρονος που πήδηξε από το παράθυρο και εξαφανίστηκε, Ψυχογιός, Αθήνα 2013, ISBN 978-960-496-859-6 (Greek)
- Stulatek, który wyskoczył przez okno i zniknął (translated by Joanna Myszkowska-Mangold), Świat Książki, Warszawa, 2012. ISBN 9788377990612 (in Polish)
- သက်တော်ရာကျော်ရှည်စေသော်ဝ် (ဘာသာပြန်=သင့်လူ), (Myanmar)
- "הזקן בן המאה שיצא מהחלון ונעלם" (translated by Ruth Shapira), Keter Books, Ben Shemen, 2011. ISBN 9789650719401 (in Hebrew)
- Столітній чоловік, що виліз у вікно і зник (translated by Natalia Ilishchuk), Кафе Птах, Lviv, 2021. ISBN 978-617-95185-0-8 (in Ukrainian)
Jonasson's second novel, about an orphan from Soweto who by chance becomes involved in international politics, was released on 25 September 2013:
- Analfabeten som kunde räkna, Piratförlaget, Stockholm 2013. ISBN 978-91-642-0396-0. (in Swedish)
- The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, Ecco Press, New York City, 2014. ISBN 978-0-06-232912-7;
- Die Analphabetin, die rechnen konnte. (translated by Wibke Kuhn), carl's books, München 2013, ISBN 978-3-570-58512-2. (in German)
- Az analfabéta, aki tudott számolni, Budapest, Athenaeum, 2013. ISBN 9789632932903 (Hungarian)
- L'Analphabète qui savait compter, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 2013, ISBN 9782258097063. (in French)
- Η αναλφάβητη που ήξερε να μετρά, Εκδόσεις Ψυχογιός, Αθήνα 2014. ISBN 978-618-01-0658-9 (Greek)
- Analfabetka, která uměla počítat (translated by Luisa Robovská), Turnov, Panteon, 2015. ISBN 978-80-87697-36-8 (in Czech)
- Analfabetka, która potrafiła liczyć (translated by Bratumiła Pawłowska-Pettersson), Wydawnictwo W.A.B., Warszawa, 2015. ISBN 9788328015104 (in Polish)
- ကယ္တင္႐ွင္ (ဘာသာပြန်=သင့်လူ), (Myanmar)
Jonasson's third novel, which begins with a chance meeting between a hotel desk clerk, a released prisoner and a former priest was released on 23 September 2015:
- Mördar-Anders och hans vänner (samt en och annan ovän), Piratförlaget, Stockholm 2015. ISBN 978-91-642-0477-6. (in Swedish)
- Mörder Anders und seine Freunde nebst dem einen oder anderen Feind. (translated by Wibke Kuhn), carl's books, München 2016, ISBN 978-3-570-58562-7. (in German)
- Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All, London, 4th Estate, 2016. ISBN 978-0-00-815207-9.
- L’assassin qui rêvait d'une place au paradis, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 2016. ISBN 978-2-258-13353-2. (in French)
- Ο Άντερς ο φονιάς και οι φίλοι του Ψυχογιός, Αθήνα 2016, ISBN 978-618-01-1642-7 (Greek)
- Gyilkos-Anders és barátai (meg akik nem azok) Budapest, Athenaeum Kiadó, 2015. ISBN 9789632935102 (Hungarian edition)
- Zabiják Anders a jeho přátelé (a sem tam nepřítel) (translated by Hana Švolbová), Praha, Panteon, 2016. ISBN 978-80-87697-50-4
- Anders morderca i przyjaciele (oraz kilkoro wiernych nieprzyjaciół) (translated by Elżbieta Ptaszyńska-Sadowska), Wydawnictwo W.A.B., Warszawa, 2016. ISBN 9788328027732 (in Polish)
- လက္မ႐ြံ႕အန္ဒါ (ဘာသာပြန်=သင့်လူ), (Myanmar)
Jonasson's fourth novel, The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man, was published in 2018.[10]
- Der Hundertjährige, der zurückkam, um die Welt zu retten.(translated by Wibke Kuhn), carl's books, München 2018, ISBN 978-3-570-10355-5. (in German)
- သက်တော်ရာကျော်ထပ္ကာရှည်စေသော်ဝ် (ဘာသာပြန်=သင့်လူ), (Myanmar)
- A százegy éves ember, aki azon gondolkodott, hogy túl sokat gondolkodik (Hungarian) - Budapest, Athenaeum Kiadó Kft., 2019, ISBN 9789632937762
References[]
- ^ "Pär-Ola Jonas Jonasson", Ratsit.se. (in Swedish) Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Dalya Alberge, "Swedish bestseller has the last laugh", The Observer, 4 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d Angela Levin, "Jonas Jonasson: My 100-year-old hero, and the secret of happiness", The Telegraph, 9 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Amanda Taawo, "Mitt i krisen föddes succéromanen", Expressen, 5 October 2010. (in Swedish) Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann", Pirtat förlaget, (in Swedish) Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ a b Susanne Kretschmann, Jonas Jonasson: Der Autor hinter dem Bestseller", Bild.de, 17 August 2012. (in German) Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Om bokhandeln själv får välja", Piratförlaget. (in Swedish) Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Some literary awards of 2011" Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Pontas Agency. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "L'aventure en terres nordiques", Terres Nordiques. (in French) Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Another book on its way | Jonas Jonasson". www.jonasjonasson.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- 21st-century Swedish novelists
- 1961 births
- People from Växjö
- Living people
- Swedish journalists
- Swedish male novelists
- 21st-century male writers
- University of Gothenburg alumni