Lit in Translation

Jan Jakob Tønseth

Born 1947 · Norway

In English
0 of 1

Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Brage 2006 · Shortlist

    Von Aschenbachs fristelse

    Title translated by AI:“Von Aschenbach’s Temptation”

    Jan Jakob Tønseth · 59 when first published

    Short stories · 121 pages

    AI-generated summary:Stories set between Oslo and Venice; in one, a man named Gustav stands alone before Tintoretto’s Crucifixion, trying and failing to drop his reservations and yield to what he calls the religious temptation.