Jonas Jonasson

Jonas Jonasson, born Per Ola Jonasson on July 6, 1961, is a Swedish journalist and writer best known for his best-selling novel The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. He worked for the Expressen newspaper and as a media consultant before becoming a globally acclaimed author with over 16 million books sold in 46 countries. Jonasson was born and raised in Växjö, Sweden, and currently lives in Stockholm with his family.