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Morten Andreas Strøksnes

モルテン・アンドレアス・ストロクスネス

Morten Andreas Strøksnes

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-11-30 (Kirkenes)
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

Career

Occupations
journalist, non-fiction writer
Active Years
2001-2022

Awards

Brage Prize
2015
Work: Havboka
Category: 散文
Result: 受賞
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
2015
Work: Havboka
Result: 受賞
Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year
2018
Work: Shark Drunk
Organization: Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Havboka – eller Kunsten å fange en kjempehai fra en gummibåt på et stort hav gjennom fire årstider

2015 non-fiction

A non-fiction account of attempting to catch a Greenland shark from a rubber dinghy in the Norwegian Sea off Lofoten, blending science, history, and mythology.

seaadventurenaturesharksNordic mythology
Translations
  • English: Shark Drunk

Bibliography

  • Hellig grunn (2001)
  • Snøen som falt i fjor (2004)
  • Automobil – Gjennom Europas Bakgård (2005)
  • Et mord i Kongo (2010)
  • Tequiladagbøkene – Gjennom Sierra Madre (2012)
  • Havboka (2015)
  • Lumholtz gjenferd (2022)

Legacy

Norwegian non-fiction writer renowned for Havboka, which won both the Brage Prize and Norwegian Critics Prize. The English translation Shark Drunk received international acclaim.

Trivia

  • Born in Kirkenes in northern Norway.
  • Havboka has been sold to 24 countries.