Reidar Vallis Håkan Jönsson (born June 16, 1944,
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
) is a Swedish author. He is best known for the 1983 semi-autobiographical novel ''Mitt liv som hund'', which was adapted into the film ''
My Life as a Dog
''My Life as a Dog'' ( sv, Mitt liv som hund) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1985, directed by Lasse Hallström. It is based on the second novel of a semi-autobiographical trilogy by Reidar Jönsson ...
''. His co-written screenplay for the film was recognized with a nomination at the
60th Academy Awards
The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone, PDT. During the ceremon ...
.
Bibliography
*1969 – ''Endast för vita''
*1970 – ''En väldig borg''
*1971 – ''En borgares död''
*1972 – ''Emilia Emilia!''
*1973 – ''Hemmahamn''
*1976 – ''Svenska bilder''
*1976 – ''Levande livet!''
*1977 – ''Hemmahamn och sjöfolk''
*1978 – ''Röster från ett varv''
*1980 – ''Kvinnliga brottstycken''
*1982 – ''Farfar på rymmen''
*1983 – ''Mitt liv som hund''
*1985 – ''Vägarbete''
*1987 – ''Vägval''
*1988 – ''En hund begraven''
*1993 – ''Svenska hjältar''
*1994 – ''Gå på vatten''
*2002 – ''C'est vrai!''
*2009 – ''Trampa däck''
*2010 – ''Hundens paradis''
*2011 – ''Springa läck''
*2012 – ''Vad mitt öga såg''
*2016 - ''En God Man''
*2017 - ''Vännen i Havanna''
*2017 - ''Kasta Loss''
*2019 - ''Dikt Midskepps''
*2020 - ''Tomhetens Triumf''
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Swedish novelists
Swedish screenwriters
1944 births
Living people