Lars Mytting

Lars Mytting
Born	(1968-03-01)1 March 1968 Fåvang, Norway
Occupation	Writer
Awards	Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (2014) Dobloug Prize (2022)

Lars Mytting (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian writer.

He achieved international success with the non-fiction book Hel ved (2011), selling over 300,000 copies internationally ^[1] . His awards include the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Dobloug Prize.

Career

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). ^[2]

He was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize in 2014, ^[2] for the novel Svøm med dem som drukner, ^[3] and the Dobloug Prize in 2022. ^[4]

Works

Fiction

• Hestekrefter (2006) ISBN   8205366780
• Vårofferet (2010) ISBN   8205387249
• Svøm med dem som drukner (2014) ISBN   8242159017

The Sister Bells Trilogy

• Søsterklokkene (2018) ISBN   8205514003
• Hekneveven (2020) ISBN   8205539057
• Skråpånatta (2023) ISBN   8205569797

Non-fiction

• Hel ved (2011) ISBN   8248910490

Works in Translation

English

• Hel ved: Norwegian Wood (2015). Translated by Robert Ferguson. MacLehose Press. ISBN   9780857052551
• Svøm med dem som drukner: The Sixteen Trees of the Somme (2017). Translated by Paul Russell Garrett. MacLehose Press. ISBN   9780857056047
• Søsterklokkene: The Bell in the Lake (2020). Translated by Deborah Dawkin. MacLehose Press. ISBN   9780857059376
• Hekneveven: The Reindeer Hunters (2022). Translated by Deborah Dawkin. MacLehose Press. ISBN   9781529416060
• Skråpånatta: The Night of the Scourge (2025). Translated by Deborah Dawkin. MacLehose Press. ISBN   9781529435863

References

1. Flood, Alison (16 November 2015). "'Armchair woodchoppers' make DIY timber guide surprise bestseller". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 29 October 2026.
2. Skei, Hans H. "Lars Mytting". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
3. Hovde, Kjell Olav; Huvenes, Fred. "Bokhandlerprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
4. "Doblougska priset" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy . Retrieved 23 August 2022.