Jonas Gardell

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Gardell at the Stockholm Pride Parade 2006

Lars Jonas Holger Gardell (born November 2, 1963 in Enebyberg , Danderyd municipality , Sweden ) is a Swedish writer , screenwriter , actor , comedian and singer .

Life

Gardell grew up in Enebyberg north of Stockholm and has two siblings. His parents, both psychologists, whose second youngest child he was, divorced in his childhood. At the age of 18 he applied to an acting school, but when he learned that he would be the 500th auditor to audition for " Hamlet ", he withdrew his application and subsequently tried his hand at an artist. So he opened an art gallery , which, however, had moderate success with the public. He began poems to write, now also stories and novels . In 1985 he published his debut novel Passionsspelet . In 1989 his first play Lena och Percy Präriehund came on stage and he went on tour with the composer Kim Hedås .

In 1995 he wrote the screenplay for his first feature film, Pensionat Oskar . Directed by Susanne Bier . The film is about a family who goes on vacation to the coast. The father falls in love with the campsite guard and leaves his family. Pensionat Oskar won the big critic's award at the Montreal World Film Festival in autumn 1995 , Gardell won the Swedish film award "Guldbagge" for the best manuscript.

Jonas Gardell lives in a registered civil partnership with the Finnish-Swedish author and presenter Mark Levengood . Gardell grew up in a Baptist church and is of Christian faith.

Literary work

Jonas Gardell publishes works in a wide variety of literary genres: novels, short stories, poems, plays and scripts . One of the main themes of his work is dealing with homosexuality and its social acceptance. Gardell's debut novel Passionsspelet, for example, is about the difficulties of being allowed to be the homosexual that you are and of being accepted by others, but also by yourself.

In 1992 he published the novel A Comedian Is Growing Up , which became a successful TV series in Sweden.

Gardell's works have been translated into numerous languages ​​including English, French, German, Russian and various Scandinavian languages. His plays are performed all over Europe.

Publications (selection)

Novels

  • 1985 passion pelet
  • 1990 Fru Björks öden och äventyr (German: Whoever loves last )
  • 1992 En komikers uppväxt (1993 as The Funny Hour , 2002 as A Comedian Growing Up )
  • 1995 Frestelsernas mountain
  • 1998 Sårår en dag ifrån vårt liv och kommer aldrig åter
  • 2001 Ett ufo gör entré
  • 2006 Jenny

Plays

  • 1989 Lena och Percy prairie dog
  • 1989 Oemhetes
  • 1991 Isbjörnarna
  • 1992 Cheek to cheek
  • 1997 men’s correspondence
  • 2005 Helvetet är minnet utan makt att förändra

Films (screenplay)

  • 1995 Oskar boarding school
  • 2000 once in a lifetime
  • 2012 Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar

Stage shows

  • 1988 Kim å Jonas sounded also jubelkavalkad
  • 1989 Kim å Jonas går igen
  • 1990/1991 En pall, en mikrofon och Jonas Gardell
  • 1995/1996 En annan sorts föreställning
  • 2001/2002 Livet
  • since 2004 Väckelsemöte

German language translations

Previously published in German:

  • The funny hour (novel). Leipzig: Thom Verlag, Leipzig 1994, ISBN 978-3930383016 (New edition as: A comedian grows up (novel). Translated from the Swedish by Amelie Fichte, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2003, ISBN 978-3462033298 )
  • Who Loves Last (Roman). Schneekluth Verlag, Munich 1994, ISBN 978-3795113339
  • The sister, the better (novel). Schneekluth Verlag, Munich 1994, ISBN 978-3795113698
  • Scheherezade (acting). Translated from Swedish by Regine Elsässer, Theaterverlag Hofmann-Paul, Berlin.
  • Cheek to Cheek (tragic comedy). Translated from Swedish by Regine Elsässer, Theaterverlag Hofmann-Paul, Berlin.
  • The polar bears (comedy). Translated from Swedish by Regine Elsässer, Theaterverlag Hofmann-Paul, Berlin.

Awards

  • 1992 Prix ​​Futura
  • 1993 Gustaf Fröding grant
  • 1996 Days of Danielsson Prize
  • 1998 Stora svenska talarpriset
  • 2001 Årets uppstickare
  • 2012 Årets svensk
  • 2012 BMF badge
  • 2013 Årets homo
  • 2013 Hiv-Sveriges pris
  • 2013 Bokbloggarnas pris
  • 2013 Bellmanpriset
  • 2013 Läkerols Kulturpris “Voice of the Year”

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Gardell, Jonas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gardell, Lars Jonas Holger (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH November 2nd, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Enebyberg , Sweden