Jan Jakob Tønseth
Jan Jakob Tønseth (1 September 1947 – 12 October 2018) was a Norwegian author, poet and translator. Tønseth debuted as a poet with the poetry collection ''Kimærer'' in 1971, when he was only 24 years of age. He achieved broad recognition as a novelist with his trilogy about the ex-communist Hilmar Iversen (''Hilmar Iversens ensomhet'' (1992), ''Et vennskap'' (1997) and ''Resignasjon og portvin'' (2002)). Tønseth was a member of Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. Bibliography Poetry *''Kimærer'' – poetry collection (1971) *''I denne tid'' – poetry collection, (1974) *''Synlige dikt'' – poetry collection (1977) *''Referanser (fjerne og nære)'' – poetry collection (1979) *''Lengsel og lede'' – poetry collection (1987) *''Motgift'' – poetry collection (1994) *''Fromme vers for enkle sjeler'' – poetry collection (2008) Prose *''Drømmer og løgner'' – prose (1982) *''På krigsfot med virkeligheten'' – ...
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Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. P