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Something wrong?Kjartan Fløgstad is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad was born in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland. He studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen.
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Kjartan Fløgstad is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad was born in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland. He studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently, he worked for a period as an industrial worker and as a sailor before he debuted as a poet with his collection of poems titled Valfart (Pilgrimage) in 1968. He received the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for his 1977 novel Dalen Portland. Other major works include Fyr og flamme, Kron og mynt, Grand Manila and Grense Jakobselv.
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Jon FosseBoth received Nynorsk Literature Prize
Linn UllmannBoth received Norwegian P2 listener's literature award
Ingvar AmbjørnsenBoth received Brage Award for Fiction
Vigdis HjorthBoth received Gyldendal Prize
Tor Åge BringsværdBoth received Aschehoug Prize
Knut FaldbakkenBoth received Brage Prize honorary awardFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.