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]
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, OTW, 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]
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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]
Jonasson's second novel, about an orphan from Soweto who by chance becomes involved in international politics, was released on 25 September 2013:
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:
Jonasson's fourth novel, The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man, was published in 2018. [11]
Jonasson's fifth novel, Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd., was published in 2021 [11]
Jonasson's sixth novel, The Prophet and the Idiot, was published in 2022
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]
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, OTW, 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]
This section of a
biography of a living person needs additional
citations for
verification. (April 2021) |
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]
Jonasson's second novel, about an orphan from Soweto who by chance becomes involved in international politics, was released on 25 September 2013:
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:
Jonasson's fourth novel, The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man, was published in 2018. [11]
Jonasson's fifth novel, Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd., was published in 2021 [11]
Jonasson's sixth novel, The Prophet and the Idiot, was published in 2022