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Jón Sveinsson

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A Jón-Sveinsson-statue in Akureyri, Iceland.

Jón Stefán Sveinsson (16 November 1857, near Akureyri - 16 October 1944, Cologne) was an Icelandic children's writer and member of the Society of Jesus.

He left Iceland in 1870 for France, where he converted to Catholicism. His children's stories concerning a character named Nonni are well-known in Iceland and parts of Europe. His childhood home in Akureyri is now a museum and he has featured on postage stamps.

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Titles are currently listed in German.

Nonni ISBN 3423700440
Nonni und Manni ISBN 3932426258
Sonnentage
Die Stadt am Sund ISBN 3451197227
Abenteuer auf den Inseln
Auf Skipalon
Nonni erzählt
Zwischen Eis und Feuer
Wie Nonni das Glück fand ISBN 3932426266
Nonni in Amerika
Die Feuerinsel im Nordmeer
Nonnis Reise um die Welt Band 1: Nonni in Amerika Band 2: Nonni in Japan

This biographical information was gathered from the Jón_Sveinsson page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

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