Jonas Gardell
Swedish writer and comedian (born 1963)
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- Lars Jonas Holger Gardell (born 2 November 1963) is a Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian.
- He is well known for his books and plays in all of the Nordic countries.
- Among his most notable novels are En komikers uppväxt (A Comedian's Upbringing, 1992) and the trilogy Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves ( Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar ), published between 2012 and 2013.
- Early life Jonas Gardell is the son of Bertil Gardell, professor of social psychology, and Ingegärd Gardell, psychologist, née Rasmussen.
- Gardell grew up in Enebyberg, north of Stockholm, with his parents and three siblings; he was the second youngest.
Lars Jonas Holger Gardell (born 2 November 1963) is a Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian.
Since his debut as an author in 1979, Gardell has written numerous novels, television and film scripts, shows, and song lyrics. He is well known for his books and plays in all of the Nordic countries. His books have been translated into some twenty-five languages. Among his most notable novels are En komikers uppväxt (A Comedian's Upbringing, 1992) and the trilogy Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves (Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar), published between 2012 and 2013. Both novels have been adapted into television series broadcast on SVT, and En komikers uppväxt has also been made into a feature film.
Early life
Jonas Gardell is the son of Bertil Gardell, professor of social psychology, and Ingegärd Gardell, psychologist, née Rasmussen. He is the brother of Mattias Gardell, a historian and scholar of comparative religion and Stina Gardell, a documentary filmmaker. Gardell grew up in Enebyberg, north of Stockholm, with his parents and three siblings; he was the second youngest. Both parents were psychologists and encouraged their children to let their imaginations run wild. The family was Christian and active in the Baptist Church.
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