Jan Christopher Cockburn Næss (born 18 December 1964) is a Norwegian writer, known for his

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

s and children's literature. He was born in Great Britain. His novels include ''Meg selv og mine kjære'' (1999), ''Jotapata'' (2001), ''Fiat'' (2004) and ''Det begynner med sex og ender med døden'' (2007). His children's books include ''Alexandria og de tre gåtene'' (2001), ''Stein og fossilene'' (2002), ''Selma og ballettmonsteret'' (2003), ''Puddingmannen'' (2004) and ''Puddingmannen og de tre søstrene som alle het noe på B'' (2006). He won the

Riksmål Society Literature Prize The Riksmål Society Literature Prize (''Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris'') is awarded annually by the '' Riksmålsforbundet'' for the outstanding publication in riksmål. The prize was awarded until 2002 by the ''Oslo and Bærum Riksmål Leagu ...

in 2007.

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1964 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian children's writers {{Norway-writer-stub