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Gaute Heivoll

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Gaute Heivoll
Born (1978-03-13) 13 March 1978 (age 46)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationWriter
AwardsBrage Prize (2010)

Gaute Heivoll (born 13 March 1978) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and short story writer.

He made his literary debut in 2002 with the short story collection Liten dansende gutt. Among his novels are Omars siste dager from 2003 and Ungdomssangen from 2005.[1]

He was awarded the Brage Prize in 2010 for the novel Før jeg brenner ned,[2] translated into English as Before I Burn.

References

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  1. ^ Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Gaute Heivoll". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Brageprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Brage Prize for fiction
2010
Succeeded by