page_title: Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson
section_title: Sören Olsson
hierarchical_section_title: Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson / Sören Olsson
caption_attribution_description: Sören Olsson on Gothenburg Book Fair 2007, Sören Olsson på Bok- och biblioteksmässan 2007
context_page_description: Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson are two Swedish-born cousins who are writers of children's literature and young adult fiction. They are best known for their books about Sune and Bert, but also Tuva-Lisa and Emanuel. They have also written the scripts of several television series.
  Their inspiration comes from their own youth, and talking to young adults and their own imagination. Sören Olsson has illustrated the Sune books and the first Bert book, while the other Bert books, in the old Bert book series, were illustrated by Sonja Härdin. Recordings and radio broadcasts consist of Anders reading Sune, and Sören reading Bert.
  The cousins have also created music together, as the act Hemliga byrån. Their most famous song is Hej, hej, hemskt mycket hej, which became a hit song in Sweden reaching Svensktoppen in 1987.
  The Sune and Bert books have been published in the US, Germany, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain.
context_section_description: As a child, Sören Olsson liked drawing people and houses, and imagining adventures. He often questioned school's role in society, and wanted to become a pop music star. He starting by playing the electric bass in local pop bands and created his own record label at the age of 18. He also began working with theatre, and soon wanted to become an actor. He applied for several schools, and took a preparatory course at Örebro. At the same time, his cousin Anders moved to Örebro for studying, and soon the writers began working together.
caption: Sören Olsson at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2007.
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