Jan Olof Lennart Olsson (pen name Jolo) (31 March 1920 – 30 April 1974) was a Swedish writer and a journalist for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, where he elevated the short sketch to an art. He was married to Margareta Sjögren, a journalist at another Swedish newspaper.
Jan Olsson | |
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 Jan Olsson | |
| Born | 31 March 1920 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 30 April 1974 (aged 54) Hjärnarp, Sweden |
| Occupation | journalist, writer |
Olsson is known for his books about World War I and World War II, Den okände soldaten (1965; The Unknown Soldier) and Någonstans i Sverige (1974; Somewhere in Sweden).[1] He has also written several historical essays and many travel books. Olsson's writing is most notable for his ability to use vivid and picturesque situations to illustrate general patterns.
Bibliography
edit- 1954 Drottningens England
- 1956 Årsklass 39
- 1957 Irland, den omöjliga ön
- 1958 Chicago
- 1960 Leningrad, S:t Petersburg
- 1961 Och deras fall blev stort!
- 1961 Det glada Stockholm
- 1962 Amerikafeber
- 1963 Mittåt
- 1964 1914
- 1966 Ner till Bosporen
- 1966 Drottningens England
- 1967 De tre från Haparanda
- 1968 Plogen och stjärnorna
- 1968 I Dublins vackra stad
- 1969 Slipsen i Krakow
- 1970 Generaler och likställda
- 1970 Mord och sol och vår
- 1971 Lågtryck över Irland
- 1973 De tre mot Petrograd
- 1974 Någonstans i Sverige
References
edit- ^ Jan-Olov Andersson (31 August 2017). "En man med stort hjärta och ett varmt skratt" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
External links
edit- Works by Jan Olof Olsson[permanent dead link] in the Swedish National Library Catalogue