Knut Faldbakken (born 31 August 1941, in
Hamar) is a
Norway novelist.
Life and career
He studied
psychology at
Oslo University, and then worked as a journalist. Faldbakken visited a number of countries, working variously as a
bookkeeper,
sailor, and factory worker, and began writing books in 1967 while living in Paris.
He was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet ( The Window) between 1975 and 1979.
His sons Stefan Faldbakken and Matias Faldbakken have achieved recognition as a film director and a novelist respectively.
His books have been published in 21 countries and translated into 18 languages, and they have sold two million copies worldwide.[
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Selected bibliography
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The Sleeping Prince ( Maude danser), 1971
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Twilight Country ( Uår: Aftenlandet), 1974
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Adam's Diary ( Adams dagbok), 1978
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The Hunter ( Glahn), 1985
Awards and honors
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1969 - Gyldendal's grant
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1977 - Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for the novel Uår. Sweetwater
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1978 - Riksmålsforbundet's literature prize
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1988 - Hedmark Prize
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1988 - Honorary member of NIFS, Norwegian Interest Association for Stuttering and Disfluent Speech
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2005 - Hedmark County Council's Cultural Prize
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2006 - Hamar Prize
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2012 - Brage Prize (Honorary Prize)
