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Karsten Alnæs

Norwegian novelist · Norway · On the map · Writers · Born 1938 · age 88

Karsten Alnæs is a Norwegian author, historian, and journalist, who has dual degrees in history and literature from the University of Oslo. He worked as a journalist and taught at the Norwegian School of Journalism.

Karsten Alnæs is read about 2 times a day, in 13 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 24 August 2026

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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A life in dates

2003Brage Prize honorary awardAward2001Sverre Steen AwardAward1998Dobloug PrizeAward1992Brage Award for FictionAwardNorwegian Booksellers' PrizeAward1981SarpsborgprisenAward1980Mads Wiel Nygaard's EndowmentAward1938Born29 May 1938

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Awards

Brage Prize honorary award2003
Sverre Steen Award2001
Dobloug Prize1998
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize1992
Brage Award for Fiction1992
Sarpsborgprisen1981
Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment1980

About this person

His bibliography includes 15 novels, 3 children’s books, a collection of novellas, and a number of non-fiction works.

Country
Norway
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1938 · age 88