Martin Simonson

Martin Simonson is a Swedish scholar, novelist, and translator, specialized in fantastic literature and nature writing. He teaches Swedish language and literature at the University of the Basque Country in Spain.

Simonson, who was born in Göteborg, Sweden, in 1973, holds a Ph.D. in English literature from University of the Basque Country (March 2006) ^[1] that was awarded Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado.^[2] He has written several novels and a book-length essay on The Lord of the Rings. He has also translated novels from English and Swedish into Spanish, as well as books on American history, and published many articles and chapters in books on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.^[3]

He is married and has two daughters.

Academic books

• The Lord of the Rings and the Western Narrative Tradition (Walking Tree Publishers, 2008) ISBN: 978-3905703092
• (Edition, selection and introduction) J.R.R. Tolkien. Mitopoeia y mitología, Eduardo Segura Fernández, (PortalEditions Explorations, 2008) ISBN: 978-8493693770
• (Edition, selection, introduction and notes) Los Cuentos de Grimm, translated by Miguel Ayerbe Linares, PortalEditions Expressions, 2010) ISBN: 978-8493707538

Novels

• Golgrim's Keys (with Raúl Montero, translation into English by Joe Jenner, PortalEditions, 2008) ISBN: 9788493693732
• Shadows in the Woods (translation into English by Robert Birch, PortalEditions, 2010) ISBN: 9788493707521
• Anatomy of Air (with Raúl Montero, translation into English by Robert Birch, PortalEditions, 2011) ISBN: 9788493924300

Translations

• El lobo rojo, original title Den Röda Vargen by Liza Marklund, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, forthcoming)
• Montecore - Un tigre único, original title Montecore - En unik tiger by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, (Miscelánea, Editorial Roca, 2011) ISBN: 978-8493864422
• Una vida de lujo, original title Livet deluxe by Jens Lapidus, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2011) ISBN: 978-8483652534
• Boardwalk Empire, original title Boardwalk Empire by Nelson Johnson, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2011) ISBN: 978-8483652343
• The Pacific, original title The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2011) ISBN: 978-8483652107
• Nunca la Jodas, original title Aldrig Fucka Upp by Jens Lapidus, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2010) ISBN: 978-8483651735
• Guerra de bandas 145, original title Gängkrig 145 by Jens Lapidus, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2010) ISBN: 978-8483651926

References

1. ^ http://www.elcorreo.com/alava/pg060317/prensa/noticias/Cultura_ALA/200603/17/ALA-CUA-381.html
2. ^ http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20090328/cultura/maximo-rango-20090328.html
3. ^ http://www.tolkien-online.com/lotr-narrative-tradition.html

• Interview in Spanish, Ocio Zero
• Website of Walking Tree Publishers, includes reviews
• Review of J.R.R. Tolkien. Mitopoeia y mitología in Torre del Virrey (in Spanish)

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