Martin Simonson

Martin Simonson is a Swedish scholar, novelist, and translator, specialized in fantasy literature and nature writing. He teaches English 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) that was awarded Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado. 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.

He is married and has two daughters.

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