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| Born | 1 March 1968 Fåvang, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (2014) Dobloug Prize (2022) |
Lars Mytting (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian writer.
Lars Mytting | |
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| Born | 1 March 1968 Fåvang, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (2014) Dobloug Prize (2022) |
Lars Mytting (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian writer.
Born in Fåvang on 1 March 1968, Mytting made his literary debut in 2006 with the novel Hestekrefter, where focus partly is on cars. His next novel, Vårofferet from 2010, centers around life as a soldier and military equipment. His non-fiction book Hel ved from 2011 was his breakthrough internationally. He has further issued the historical novels Søsterklokkene (2018) and Hekneveven (2020). [1]
He was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize in 2014, [1] and the Dobloug Prize in 2022. [2]
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