Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson
Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson (28 June 1955 – 21 November 2008) was a Norwegian poet, children's writer and translator, born in Iceland.
Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson | |
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Born | Iceland | 28 June 1955
Died | 21 November 2008 53) | (aged
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Poet, children's writer and translator |
He made his literary debut in 1973 with the poetry collection Manus. Among his children's books are Pelle Parafins Bøljeband: Serum, serum (1981) and Håkon Håkonsson (1990).[1] Jónsson was part of the poetic activist group "Stuntpoetene" during the 1980s, along with Karin Moe, Triztán Vindtorn, Arne Ruste, Thorvald Steen, Erling Kittelsen, Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and others.[2] He died in November 2008.[3]
Bibliography
- Manus (1973) (poetry)
- Høstbok (1976) (poetry)
- Historier i oktober (1979) (poetry)
- Fartøy (1999) (poetry)
- Det spesielle grep om fjærpennen (2007) (texts by Olav Angell; edited by Jónsson)
References
- Larsen, Dag (2007). "Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- Rottem, Øystein. "Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- Steinkjer, Mode (26 November 2008). "Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson 1955 – 2008". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
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