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

novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ...

s and

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. 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 League ...

in 2007.

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