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Frode Grytten

Norwegian writer and journalist · Norway · On the map · Writers · Born 1960 · age 65

Frode Grytten is a Norwegian writer and journalist. Born 11 December 1960 in Bergen and a native of Odda Municipality, he is the author of the Brage Prize-winning novels Bikubesong and Den dagen Nils Vik døde as well as other short stories and poems.

Frode Grytten is read about 18 times a day, in 13 languages.

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The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2023Brage PrizeAward2007Nynorsk Literature PrizeAward2006SamlagsprisenAward2005Riverton PrizeAward2003The Norwegian Language Council's SpråkprisAward2000Sigmund Skard FellowshipAward1999Brage Award for FictionAward1960Born11 December 1960

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Awards

Brage Prize2023
Nynorsk Literature Prize2007
Samlagsprisen2006
Riverton Prize2005
The Norwegian Language Council's Språkpris2003
Sigmund Skard Fellowship2000
Brage Award for Fiction1999

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His works have been translated into Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, English, Albanian, Croatian, Macedonian and Chinese. He is one of three writers to win the Norwegian Brage Prize for adult fiction twice.

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Norway
Category
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Status
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Dates
Born 1960 · age 65

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