Jan Kjærstad
Jan Kjærstad (born 6 March 1953) is a Norwegian author.[1][2] Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo (cand. theol.). He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet ("The Window"). He has received a number of prizes, the most important being the Nordic Council Literature Prize, which he received for the perspectivist trilogy about the TV personality Jonas Wergeland (The Seducer, The Conqueror and The Discoverer).
His books have been translated to English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, and Hungarian, among others.
Bibliography
- The Earth Turns Quietly ("Kloden dreier stille rundt", Short stories, 1980)
- Mirrors ("Speil", Novel, 1982)
- Homo Falsus or the Perfect Murder ("Homo Falsus eller det perfekte mord", Novel, 1984)
- The Great Fairy Tale ("Det store eventyret". Novel, 1987)
- The Matrix of Man ("Menneskets matrise", Essays, 1989)
- The Arabian Nights, vols 1 and 2 ("Tusen og én natt", Bind 1 og 2. Ed. 1989)
- The Hunt for the Hidden Waffle Hearts ("Jakten på de skjulte vaffelhjertene", Picture book, 1989)
- Brink ("Rand", Novel, 1990)
- The Seducer ("Forføreren", Novel, 1993)
- With Sheherazade, Imagination's Queen ("Hos Sheherasad, fantasiens dronning", Picture book, 1995)
- The Conqueror ("Erobreren", Novel, 1996)
- The Human Sphere ("Menneskets felt", Essays, 1997)
- The Discoverer ("Oppdageren", Novel, 1999)
- Signs for Love ("Tegn til kjærlighet", Novel, 2002)
- The King of Europe ("Kongen av Europa", Novel, 2005)
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