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Audun Sjøstrand

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Audun Sjøstrand
Born (1950-04-11) 11 April 1950 (age 74)
Radøy, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Bergen
Occupation(s)Crime fiction writer
Journalist
Teacher
Awards

Audun Sjøstrand (born 11 April 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, teacher and crime fiction writer.

Sjøstrand was born in Radøy. 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 for 1991.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Lauritsen, Vibeke. "Audun Sjøstrand". In Grepstad, Ottar (ed.). Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ 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.