Jan Olof Olsson

Jan Olsson
Jan Olsson
Jan Olsson
Born(1920-03-31)31 March 1920
Stockholm, Sweden
Died30 April 1974(1974-04-30) (aged 54)
Hjärnarp, Sweden
Occupationjournalist, writer

Jan Olof Lennart Olsson (pen name Jolo) (31 March 1920 – 30 April 1974) was a Swedish writer and a journalist for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, where he elevated the short sketch to an art. He was married to Margareta Sjögren, a journalist at another Swedish newspaper.

Olsson is known for his books about World War I and World War II, Den okände soldaten (1965; The Unknown Soldier) and Någonstans i Sverige (1974; Somewhere in Sweden).[1] He has also written several historical essays and many travel books. Olsson's writing is most notable for his ability to use vivid and picturesque situations to illustrate general patterns.

  1. ^ Jan-Olov Andersson (31 August 2017). "En man med stort hjärta och ett varmt skratt" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 4 December 2019.