# Roy Jacobsen

> Roy Jacobsen was a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv, which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He won the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and the Gyldendal Prize. Two of his novels have been nominated for The Nordic Council's Literature Prize: Seierherrene in 1991 and Frost in 2004. Several of his books have been translated into English. The Unseen was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2017 and he was twice shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.

*Norwegian author*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Norway
- **Born:** 1954-12-26
- **Died:** 2025-10-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 18.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
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