Jens M. Johansson was born in Stockholm (1971) but grew up in Oslo, where he went on to study journalism, literature, and history of ideas. He has worked as an investigative journalist, music critic, and satirist. His work has resulted in several awards, essay collections, anthologies, and textbooks.
His first short story collection came out in 2002, and was considered a great debut. Two years later was Trøst (Comfort), an “extraordinary, fantastic and feminist” piece of fiction according to reviews. This was followed by h a number of critically acclaimed novels, most recently Bryllup og begravelser (Weddings and funeras, 2013) og Et godt liv (A Good Life, 2016). He has been translated into several languages.
Awards:
The Great Journalist Prize 2005
Tiden Publishing Prize 2004
Arne Hestenes Journalist Award 2000
Each spring and fall, NORLA chooses a selection of Norwegian books of current interest for book fairs and literary events.
We’re thrilled that TWO of our authors have been selected to the list for Autumn 2022: Ståle Wig’s HAVANA TAXI and Jens M. Johansson’s FAMILY VALUES!
Even though London Book Fair was cancelled, our new catalogue is fresh out of the printer.
Congratulations to Jens M. Johansson for being nominated to the prestigious NRK P2 listener prize for best Norwegian novel of 2019!
Jens M. Johansson’s new novel Middle Class Hero has gotten fantastic reviews on it’s release last week.
