Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (1989) Winner
Roy Jacobsen
ロイ・ヤコブセン
Roi Yakobusen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-12-26 （Oslo）
- Died
- 2025-10-18 （Oslo） age 70
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Residence History
- Oslo suburb (Groruddalen) → Solfjellsjøen, Dønna Municipality, Nordland county → Oslo
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short-story writer
- Active Years
- 1982-2025
- Memberships
- Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
- Nominations
- Nordic Council's Literature Prize nomination (Seierherrene, 1991), Nordic Council's Literature Prize nomination (Frost, 2004), International Booker Prize shortlist (The Unseen, 2017), International Dublin Literary Award shortlist (The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles, 2009), International Dublin Literary Award shortlist (The Unseen, 2018)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris | Prison Life | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Cappelen Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Bokhandlerprisen | The Conquerors | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Gyldendal Prize | — | — | Gyldendal | 受賞 |
Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris
1982
Work:
Prison Life
Result:
受賞
Cappelen Prize
1987
Result:
受賞
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1989
Result:
受賞
Bokhandlerprisen
1991
Work:
The Conquerors
Result:
受賞
Gyldendal Prize
2005
Organization:
Gyldendal
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Conquerors
1991 novelBreakthrough novel about Oslo suburb and mother's background
suburban lifefamily
Translations
- English translation available
Frost
2003 novelNominated for Nordic Council Literature Prize
The Unseen
2013 novelStory of a family on a remote island. Shortlisted for International Booker Prize
isolationsurvival
Translations
- English translation (Don Bartlett, Don Shaw)
Bibliography
- Prison Life
- The New Water
- The Conquerors
- Borders
- Frost
- The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles
- Child Wonder
- The Unseen
- White Shadow
- Eyes of the Rigel
- Just a Mother
Translations of Works
- Translated into English and several other languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismdetailed psychological portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- suburban lifefamily relationsisolation
Health
-
complications of surgery2025cause of death
-
solitary confinement16歳時 (35日間)related to juvenile criminal history
Legacy
Important Norwegian author with multiple awards and international recognition
Trivia
- Member of Årvoll gang as teen, arrested and solitary confinement 35 days at 16
- Convicted of weapons offenses and theft, 6-month suspended sentence
- Full-time author from 1990