Finn Alnæs
Finn Alnæs | |
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Born | Bærum, Norway | 20 January 1932
Died | 3 November 1991 | (aged 59)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Novelist |
Relatives | Eyvind Alnæs (grandfather) [1] |
Awards |
Finn Alnæs (20 January 1932 – 3 November 1991) was a Norwegian novelist. He was born in Bærum. He made his literary debut with the novel Koloss (1963).[1]
Alnæs was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1968 for the novel Gemini.[2] Both his books Koloss and Gemini were nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize, but did not win the prize.
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rottem, Øystein. "Finn Alnæs". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Tidligere vinnere av Kritikerprisen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 1991 deaths
- Writers from Bærum
- People educated at the Haagaas School
- 20th-century Norwegian novelists
- Norwegian writer stubs