Brynjulf Jung Tjønn (born 15 November 1980) is a Norwegian journalist and writer.

Personal life

Tjønn was born in Seoul, South Korea, on 15 November 1980. Adopted to Norway, he grew up in

Feios Feios is a village in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden, about southeast of the village of Vangsnes and about northwest of the village of Fresvik. The village lies in a ...

Sogn Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (''Vestlandet''). It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway. The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestra ...

Literary career

Tjønn made his book debut in 2002, with the novel ''Eg kom for å elske''. He received the

Brage Prize The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature. The Brage Pr ...

in 2013 for his novel for young adults, ''Så vakker du er''. For his poetry collection ''Kvit norsk mann'' he was awarded the

Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950 ...

in 2022. He chaired the

Norwegian Authors' Union The Norwegian Authors' Union (, DnF) is an association of Norwegian authors. It was established in 1893 to promote Norwegian literature and protect Norwegian authors' professional and economic interests. DnF also works in solidarity with persecu ...

from 2023 to 2024, when he was succeeded by .

References

1980 births Living people Writers from Seoul Norwegian journalists Norwegian novelists South Korean emigrants to Norway Norwegian children's writers 21st-century Norwegian poets {{Norway-novelist-stub