Torgrim Eggen (born 29 October 1958) is a Norwegian musician, journalist, magazine editor, novelist and non-fiction writer. Among his books are ''Gjeld'' from 1992 and the novel ''Pynt'' from 2000. ''Duften av Havana'' from 2002 is a cultural history of the

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. Eggen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1995 (shared with Terje Holtet Larsen).

Awards

* 2019: Brageprisen for ''Axel; fra smokken til Ovnen; storyen om Axel Jensen''

References

1958 births Living people Writers from Oslo 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian biographers {{norway-writer-stub