Pål Espen Søbye (born 9 July 1954) is a

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author and literary critic. He has a Mag.art. degree in philosophy, and was formerly employed at

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. He was named literary critic of the year in 2006 by the

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Bibliography

*1992: ''Ingen vei hjem. En biografi over Arthur Omre'' *1995: ''

Rolf Stenersen Rolf Kristian Eckersberg Stenersen (13 February 1899 – 15 October 1978) was a Norwegian businessman, non-fiction writer, essayist, novelist, playwright and biographer. He was also a track and field athlete and art collector. Background S ...

. En biografi'' *1998: '' Stemmer fra Balkan'' (with

Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø (; born Jon Nesbø; 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former football player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated ...

) *2003: ''Kathe, alltid vært i Norge'' ''Kathe - Always Been in Norway'' (2019, eng. translation) *2010: ''En mann fra forgangne århundrer. Overlege Johan Scharffenbergs liv og virke 1869-1965. En arkivstudie'' *2014: ''Folkemengdens bevegelse 1735-2014. En tabellstudie''.

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