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Norwegian writer and journalist
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11 December 1960(Bergen, Norway)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Frode Grytten (born 11 December 1960 in Bergen, but grew up in Odda is a Norwegian writer and journalist. He is the author of the Brage Prize-winning novel Bikubesong ('Song of the Beehive'), and other collections of short stories and poetry. His works have been translated into Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, English, Albanian, Croatian and Chinese.
Grytten is a native of the industrial town Odda, which often features in his work.
As a journalist he has mainly worked for Bergens Tidende, the local newspaper of Bergen, Norway. He is also writing for the Oslo-based national newspaper Dagbladet.
Awards
- Brage Prize 1999, for Bikubesong
- Sigmund Skard-stipendet 2000
- Norsk språkpris 2003
- Rivertonprisen 2005, for Flytande bjørn
- Samlagsprisen 2006
- Nynorsk Literature Prize 2007, for Rom ved havet, rom i byen
- Melsom-prisen 2008, for Rom ved havet, rom i byen