Jonasson, Jonas

Jonas Jonasson grew up "happy and untroubled" as Pär-Ola Jonasson in the Swedish town of Växjö in the 1960s. His father's name was Jonas, so Pär-Ola was often referred to as "Little Jonas", and, to someone who is determined to make himself a name outside Sweden as an author, Jonas Jonasson certainly looks better on a book cover.