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Roy Jacobsen (born 26 December 1954) is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv (Prison Life), which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He is the winner of the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and two of his novels have been nominated for The ...
Aug 14, 2019 · Roy Jacobsen is regarded as one of the most influential contemporary authors in Norway, and has since his debut in 1982, with the short story collection Prison Life, which won him the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize.
Born in 1954, Roy Jacobsen grew up in the working-class suburbs of Oslo and on his mother’s homestead in Nordland, a county in the north of Norway. He started publishing fiction in 1982. Over the past decade, he has enjoyed prize-winning acclaim for his series of novels set around the rugged islands and coastlines of Helgeland in southern ...
Roy Jacobsen was born in 1954 in Oslo, growing up in the Groruddalen susburb of Oslo. As a teenager he was a member of a criminal gang and was arrested and convicted of weapons offences and theft. He worked at various jobs before he published his first collection of stories Fangeliv (Prison Life).
Roy Jacobsen was born in Oslo in 1961, where he currently resides. He has twice been nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literary Award: for Seierherrene in 1991 and Frost in 2003. In 2009 he was shortlisted for the Dublin Impac Award for his novel The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles.
Nov 26, 2021 · Jacobsen, one of Norway's most important fiction writers, is the author of 18 novels, five short story collections, a political biography and more. His family roots are on an island very much...
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Roy Jacobsen is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv (Prison Life). He is winner of the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature.
