Jan Grue (born 28 March 1981) is a Norwegian writer, academic and actor.

Career

Born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

on 28 March 1981, Grue graduated with a doctorate in

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

in 2011. He was assigned to the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

from 2012, and a professor from 2016. Grue has written books in several genres. His books include the short story collection ''Alt under Kontroll'' from 2010, followed by ''Ubestemt tid'' (2011) and ''Kropp og sinn'' (2012). Further books are the short story collection ''Normalia'' (2015), the novel ''Det blir ikke bedre'' (2016), ''Bortenfor, bortenfor, bortenfor'' (2017), and the short story collection ''Uromomenter'' (2019). He has written the children's books ''Oliver'' from 2011, ''Skadedyr'' (2015), and ''Super-Magnus'' (2016). He was awarded the

Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950. ...

for best non-fiction in 2018, for his book ''Jeg lever et liv som ligner deres''. The book was also nominated for the

Nordic Council's Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

. In 2019 Grue appeared in the Norwegian political thriller series

Occupied ' (Norwegian: ') is a Norwegian political thriller TV series that premiered on TV2 on 5 October 2015. Based on an original idea by Jo Nesbø, the series is co-created with Karianne Lund and Erik Skjoldbjærg. Season 2 premiered on 10 October ...

. He was awarded the in 2021. He received the

Fritt Ord Award Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation (''Stiftelsen Fritt Ord''). Two prizes are awarded in support of freedom of speech and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award ( no, Fritt Ords pris) and the Fritt O ...

in 2021, shared with and Olaug Nilssen.

References

1981 births Academics from Oslo Actors from Oslo Living people Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian novelists Norwegian children's writers Norwegian non-fiction writers {{norway-writer-stub