Odd Wilhelm Surén (born 8 March 1961) is a Norwegian

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

writer and non-fiction writer. He made his literary debut in 1985 with the short story collection ''Fanger og opprørere''. Among his novels are ''Dråper i havet'' from 1998, and ''For hva det er verdt'' from 2010. He was awarded

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in 2001. A literary critic for the weekly newspaper '' Dag og Tid'', he received the Norwegian Literature Critics Award for 2013.

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