Jonas Gardell

'''Lars ''Jonas'' Holger Gardell''' (born 2 November 1963 in Täby) is a Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian.

Since his debut as an author in 1979, Gardell has written numerous novels, television and film scripts, shows, and song lyrics. He is well known for his books and plays in all of the Nordic countries. His books have been translated into some twenty-five languages. Among his most notable novels are ''En komikers uppväxt'' (A Comedian's Upbringing, 1992) and the trilogy Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves (''Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar''), published between 2012 and 2013. Both novels have been adapted into television series broadcast on SVT, and ''En komikers uppväxt'' has also been made into a feature film.

Gardell has won several awards, including a Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay for ''Pensionat Oskar'', the Swedish TV award ''Kristallen'' for the series ''De halvt dolda'', the Prix Futura for the novel ''En komikers uppväxt'', the Fröding Scholarship, the ''Stora Svenska Talarpriset'', and the Tage Danielsson Award in 1996. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology from Lund University, in 2013 an honorary doctorate in medicine from Linköping University, and in 2018 an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the Faculty of Humanities, Psychology, and Theology at Åbo Akademi University. Provided by Wikipedia