Morten Harry Olsen

Morten Harry Olsen (born August 15, 1960 in Narvik ) is a Norwegian author. Olsen's first book was published in 1985, the short story collection For alt hva vi er verdt , with which he won Tarjei Vesaas' debutant prize.

Career

Olsen studied criminology at the University of Oslo and philosophy at the University of Tromsø . He worked as a tour operator, taxi driver, night porter, journalist, translator, literary critic, educational advisor and teacher. He was chairman of the Norwegian author Center Norsk Forfattersentrum (1989-91), Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Brageprisen (1991-95) and deputy chairman of the Norwegian Writers Association Den norske Forfatterforening (1997-98). From 1988 to 1991 he was a member of the Norwegian Authors' Union's Literary Caucus . 1992–1996 he was the editor of the book club Bokklubben krim og spenning.

Works

For alt hva vi er verdt - short stories (1985)
Ganske enkelt sand - novel (1986)
En dans til - Short Stories (1988)
Tråder - Essays (1989)
Mississippi Novel (1990)
Syndenes forlatelse - Crime (1991)
Mannen som hatet duer - Drama (1992)
Begjærets pris - Crime (1993)
The Osiris Murders (German 2002), Norwegian: Tilfeldig utvalg - Krimi (1996)
Naken for leseren, naken for Gud: et essay om romanen - literary criticism (1997)
Mord og galskap - novel (2000)
Mississippi. neo - novel (2002)
Størst av alt - Novel (2004)
Adrian Marconi's Great Sorrow (2010)

"Skrivehåndverket - A practical Guide for Beginners" (2014)

Awards

Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 1985, for For alt hva vi er verdt
Riverton Prize 1993, for Begjærets pris
Havmannprisen 2004, for Størst av alt

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personal data
SURNAME	Olsen, Morten Harry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian author
DATE OF BIRTH	August 15, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Narvik