Audun Sjøstrand
Appearance
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Born | Radøy, Norway | 11 April 1950
Alma mater | University of Bergen |
Occupation(s) | Crime fiction writer Journalist Teacher |
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Audun Sjøstrand (born 11 April 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, teacher and crime fiction writer.
Biography
Sjøstrand was born in Radøy on 11 April 1950.[1]
He has been a journalist for the newspaper Gula Tidend, and taught in secondary schools. He made his literary debut in 1985 with the novel Hundemordet. Further novels are Ureint trav from 1987 and Valsekongens fall from 1991. He was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1986, and the Riverton Prize in 1991.[2][3]
References
- ^ Lauritsen, Vibeke. "Audun Sjøstrand". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Lauritsen, Vibeke. "Audun Sjøstrand". In Grepstad, Ottar (ed.). Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Rottem, Øystein (1998). "Kriminelle hjemstavnsdiktere – Idar Lind og Amund Sjøstrand". Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 678–680. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.