Jon Ewo
Jon Ewo (born June 29, 1957 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian writer .
Life
Jon Ewo was born Jon Tore Halvorsen in Oslo in 1957, and took the name Jon Ewo in 2003. He trained as a librarian and from 1981 headed the library in Vestby . He then worked as an editor and publisher.
In 1986 his first volume of stories Det sies at oktober er en fin måned was published . Since 1987 he has worked as a freelance writer. His first novel Langsomt nå, for Matteus' skyld was published in 1991 and was later made into a film. Since 1993, Ewo has mainly been writing books for children and young people, which have made him known internationally and have won several prizes for children's and young people's literature.
He also wrote various non-fiction books, e.g. B. Norwegian History for Children and Internet Guides.
In 1996, Torpedo, the first volume of the crime trilogy of the same name about the Oslo money collector Alex Hoel, was published. In the novels, the main character is not a detective, but the plot is depicted from the perspective of the criminals - Ewo calls them criminal novels .
Works
- Det sies at october he fin måned. Stories (1986)
- Ingenious snakker om Marcel. Stories (1987)
- Langsomt nå, for Matteus' skyld. Novel (1991)
- Dit gatene går når det blir natt. Novel (1992)
- Vi tar ham! Youth Book (1993) (as Holger Selmas)
- I satan's tid. Youth Book (1994) (as Holger Selmas)
- Min første modembok. Non-fiction book (1994)
- Resurser on the Internet. World wide web. Non-fiction book (1995)
- Jeg var 16 since any forest death hva en man må gjøre. Youth Book (1995)
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Kriss Kross. Youth Book (1995)
- German summer shade. Arena, Würzburg 1998, ISBN 3-401-02584-8 .
- Etterpå er du en helt annen mann. Youth Book (1996)
- Ingen er redd for Otto Monster. Children's book (1996)
- Effective søking on the World Wide Web. Non-fiction book (1996)
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Torpedo detective novel (1996)
- German torpedo. Union, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-293-20171-7 .
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Hevn. Torpedo II detective novel (1997)
- German revenge. Union, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-293-20233-0 .
- Når en man Parkerer likes sitt and grin. Youth Book (1997)
- You store gauda! Children's book (1997)
- Gissel. (Torpedo III) detective novel (1998)
- Otto Monster i familietrøbbel. Children's book (1998)
- Otto Monster vil also bli syk. Children's book (1999)
- Forelska på nettet? Non-fiction / youth book (1999)
- Mystery with osteklokken from Malta. Children's book (1999)
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Sola er en feit gud. Youth Book (1999)
- dt. The sun is a brilliant goddess. Bertelsmann, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-570-30235-0 .
- Trash Bazookaza: En helt blir til. Children's book (2000)
- Otto Monster vil has søt hevn. Children's book (2000)
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Månen er en diger pudding. Youth book (2000)
- dt. The moon is a stupid pudding. Bertelsmann, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-570-30256-3 .
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Jorda he tøff and naken. Youth Book (2001)
- dt. The earth is naked and hard. Bertelsmann, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-570-30256-3 .
- Brødrene Shakespeare. Novel (2001)
- Trash Bazooka: The dødelige armada. Children's book (2001)
- Otto Monster i mageknipe. Children's book (2001)
- Otto Monster vil ha alt for seg selv. Children's book (2001)
- Mysteriet med bukken fra Baskerville. Children's book (2001)
- En stor, farlig hund og to oppfinnere. Children's book (2002)
- Together. Picture Book (2002)
- Jobs min er å tette hullene i tilværelsen. Youth Book (2002)
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Trash Bazooka: Med jorda som innsats. Children's book (2002)
- German Trash Bazooka: A hero is born. Bertelsmann, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-570-21174-6 .
- Mystery with theater vampyren. Children's book (2002)
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Trash Bazooka: I all siste second. Children's book (2003)
- dt. Trash Bazooka: The return of the Brute Worm. Bertelsmann, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-570-21175-4 .
- Cometer eller skjærlighet. Youth Book (2003)
- Live he fullt av overraskelser. Children's book (2003)
- Vil the complete William være så snill å travel seg. Nonfiction / youth book about William Shakespeare (2003)
- Damms Norgeshistorie. 1. The navnløse lands in the north. Non-fiction / children's book (2004)
- Damms Norgeshistorie. 2. Jakten på vikingene. Non-fiction / children's book (2004)
- Otto Monsters grusomme natt. Children's book (2004)
- Svart, and about hvitt. Youth Book (2004)
- Pinches å betale. Youth book (2005) (new edition of Vi tar ham , 1993)
- Damms Norgeshistorie. 3. Krigerske konger og farlige fiender. Middelalderen i Norge år 1066 til 1380. Non-fiction / children's book (2005)
- Damms Norgeshistorie. 4. 434 år og et mirakel. Union med Danmark år 1380 til 1814. Non-fiction / children's book (2005)
- Om det bare ville snø i helvete. Youth Book (2005)
- Trash Bazooka: Operasjon sluttspill. Children's book (2005)
- Otto Monster is super slim. Children's book (2006)
- Histories som ikke ville slutte. Picture Book (2006)
- Otto slipper old løs! Children's book (2006)
- Drageblod and blå safir. Children's book (2006)
- Dødens glassøye. Children's book (2007)
- Otto Monster and third parties. (2007)
- Fortellingen om et mulig drap. Youth Book (2007)
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XXL. Youth Book (2007)
- German on the hook. dtv, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-423-24804-4 .
- Men from graven. Children's book (2007)
Radio plays
- "Rache" (WDR 2003, director: Leonhard Koppelmann )
Web links
- Literature by and about Jon Ewo in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Jon Ewo at perlentaucher.de
- Jon Ewos Home Page (English)
- Biography on schwedenkrimi.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ewo, Jon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Selmas, Holger |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |