Thure Erik Lund (born 27 June 1959 in

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) is a Norwegian author and cabinet maker. He debuted in 1992 with the novel ''Tanger'', for which he won

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Bibliography

*''Tanger'' – novel (1992) *''Leiegården'' – novel (1994) *''Zalep'' – novel (1995) *''Grøftetildragelsesmysteriet'' – novel (1999) *''Om naturen'' – essays (2000) *''Compromateria'' – novel (2002) *''Forgreininger'' – erotic essays (2003) *''Elvestengfolket'' (The River Trappers) – novel (2003) *''Språk og natur'' – essay (2005) *''Uranophilia'' – novel (2005) *''Inn'' – novel (2006) *''Om de nye norske byene og andre essays'' –

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s (2006) *''Compromateria'' – novel (2009) *''Identitet'' – novel (2017)

Prizes

1992, for ''Tanger'' * Sult-prisen 2000, for ''Grøftetildragelsesmysteriet'' *

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2003 * Kritikerprisen 2005, for ''Uranophilia'' *

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize (, ) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is 4 * 150,000 Swedish crow ...

2009 *

Aschehoug Prize The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, ba ...

2009

References

1959 births Living people People from Modum 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners Dobloug Prize winners {{Norway-novelist-stub