Audun Sjøstrand
Appearance
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Born | Radøy, Norway | 11 April 1950
Nationality | Norwegian |
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.
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
- ^ 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.