Tomas Espedal

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Tomas Espedal
Tomas Espedal at Oslo bokfestival 2011
Tomas Espedal at Oslo bokfestival 2011
Born (1961-11-12) November 12, 1961 (age 59)
Bergen, Norway
OccupationWriter
NationalityNorwegian

Tomas Espedal (born 12 November 1961) is a Norwegian writer.

Espedal was born in Bergen. He made his literary debut in 1988 with the novel En vill flukt av parfymer. His novel Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv from 2006 was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.[1] He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for 2009 for his novel Imot kunsten (notatbøkene).[2]

In 2018 he issued the novel Elsken, and he was portrayed in the film Jeg vil bo i mitt navn, directed by Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo.[3]

Bibliography[]

  • En vill flukt av parfymer. (1988)
  • Jeg vil bo i mitt navn. (1990)
  • Hun og jeg. (1991)
  • Hotel Norge. (1995)
  • Blond (erindring). (1996)
  • Biografi (glemsel). (1999)
  • Dagbok (epitafer). (2003)
  • Brev (et forsøk). (2005)
  • Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv. (2006)
  • Ly. (2007)
  • Imot kunsten. (2009)
  • Imot naturen. (2011)
  • Bergeners. (2013)
  • Mitt privatliv. Liv og kunst. Liv som kunst. (2014)
  • Året. (2016)
  • Elsken. (2018)

References[]

  1. ^ Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Tomas Espedal". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Kritikerprisen for beste voksenbok 2009 til Tomas Espedal" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Critics' Association. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  3. ^ Lindeblad, Knut-Eirik (20 October 2018). "Redningsaksjonen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). pp. 48–50.


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