Tomas Espedal (born 12 November 1961) is a

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writer. Espedal was born in Bergen. He made his literary debut in 1988 with the novel ''En vill flukt av parfymer''. His novel ''Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv'' from 2006 was 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 ...

. 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 2009 for his novel ''Imot kunsten (notatbøkene)''. In 2018 he issued the novel ''Elsken'', and he was portrayed in the film ''Jeg vil bo i mitt navn'', directed by Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo.

Bibliography

* ''En vill flukt av parfymer.'' (1988) * ''Jeg vil bo i mitt navn.'' (1990) * ''Hun og jeg.'' (1991) * ''Hotel Norge.'' (1995) * ''Blond (erindring).'' (1996) * ''Biografi (glemsel).'' (1999) * ''Dagbok (epitafer).'' (2003) * ''Brev (et forsøk).'' (2005) * ''Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv.'' (2006) * ''Ly.'' (2007) * ''Imot kunsten.'' (2009) * ''Imot naturen.'' (2011) * ''Bergeners.'' (2013) * ''Mitt privatliv. Liv og kunst. Liv som kunst.'' (2014) * ''Året.'' (2016) * ''Elsken.'' (2018)

References

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