Morten Harry Olsen (born in 1960 in

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) is a Norwegian author. He made his literary debut in 1985 with the short story collection ''For alt hva vi er verdt'', which won

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. Many of his books have been hits with critics. Olsen studied criminology at the

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and philosophy at the

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. He has worked as a travel agent, taxi driver, night porter, journalist, translator, office worker, literary critic, education consultant, and teacher. He was head of Norsk Forfattersentrum (1989–91), head of arrangements for the

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(1991–95) and deputy head of the

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(1997–98). From 1988 to 1991 he was a member of the Norwegian Authors' Union's Literary Caucus. Between 1992 and 1996 he was editor of Bokklubben krim og spenning.

Bibliography

*''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 novel (1991) *''Mannen som hatet duer'' – play (1992) *''Begjærets pris'' – crime novel (1993) *''Tilfeldig utvalg'' – crime novel (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)

Prizes

1985, for ''For alt hva vi er verdt'' *

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1993, for ''Begjærets pris'' * Havmannprisen 2004, for ''Størst av alt''

References

External links

Morten Harry Olsen's homepageKreativ Prosa v/Morten Harry Olsen

at NRK, NRK Forfatter
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