Jan Olof Lennart Olsson (pen name Jolo) (31 March 1920 Stockholm, Sweden — 30 April 1974,

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) was a popular Swedish writer and a journalist for the

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'' where he elevated the short sketch to an art. He was married to Margareta Sjögren, a journalist at another Swedish newspaper. Olsson is most known for his books about

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and

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, ''Den okände soldaten'' (1965; ''The Unknown Soldier'') and ''Någonstans i Sverige'' (1974; ''Somewhere in Sweden''). He has also written several historical essays and a large number of travel books. Olsson's writing is most notable for his ability to use vivid and picturesque situations to illustrate general patterns.

Bibliography

*1954 ''Drottningens England '' *1956 ''Årsklass 39 '' *1957 ''Irland, den omöjliga ön '' *1958 ''Chicago'' *1960 ''Leningrad, S:t Petersburg'' *1961 ''Och deras fall blev stort!'' *1961 ''Det glada Stockholm'' *1962 ''Amerikafeber'' *1963 ''Mittåt'' *1964 ''1914 '' *1966 ''Ner till Bosporen '' *1966 ''Drottningens England'' *1967 ''De tre från Haparanda'' *1968 ''Plogen och stjärnorna'' *1968 ''I Dublins vackra stad'' *1969 ''Slipsen i Krakow'' *1970 ''Generaler och likställda'' *1970 ''Mord och sol och vår'' *1971 ''Lågtryck över Irland'' *1973 ''De tre mot Petrograd'' *1974 ''Någonstans i Sverige''

References

External links

Works by Jan Olof Olsson
in the Swedish National Library Catalogue {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsson, Jan Olof 1920 births 1974 deaths Writers from Stockholm Swedish political writers 20th-century travel writers Swedish travel writers Swedish-language writers 20th-century Swedish journalists