Erland Kiøsterud

Erland Kiøsterud
Born (1953-11-10) 10 November 1953
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationNovelist
Awards

Erland Kiøsterud (born 10 November 1953) is a Norwegian novelist and author of essays about society, civilisation and ethics.

He made his literary debut in 1973 with the novel Sår som aldri gror. His next novel, Jord! (1977) was made into a film in 1988.[1]

He received the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1986,[2] and was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 2005.[3]

See the latest film The Ecocentric Human about him and ecology at https://vimeo.com/490469169

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Erland Kiøsterud". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Språk- og litteraturpriser" (in Norwegian). Riksmålsforbundet. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.