Torkil Damhaug

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Torkil Damhaug
Born (1958-11-08) 8 November 1958 (age 64)
Lillehammer, Norway
Occupation(s)Crime fiction writer
Physician
Notable workIldmannen (2011)
En femte årstid (2016)
Hund uten grav (2022)
Awards Riverton Prize (2011, 2016, 2022)

Torkil Damhaug (born 8 November 1958) is a Norwegian physician and crime fiction writer. He has been awarded the Riverton Prize three times, for 2011, 2016, and 2022.

Biography

Damhaug was born in Lillehammer on 8 November 1958. He made his literary debut in 1996 with Flykt, måne, followed by Syk rose (1999), Overlord (2006), and Se meg, Medusa in 2007. [1]

His literary breakthrough was Døden ved vann from 2008. [1] He was awarded the Riverton Prize for Ildmannen in 2011. [2] Later books are the crime novel Sikre tegn på din død from 2013 and the thriller En femte årstid from 2016. [1] En femte årstid is described as a psychological thriller, [3] and was awarded the Riverton Prize for 2016. [1]

In 2017 he published the psychological thriller Glasshjerte. His next book was Se en annen vei from 2019, a psychological thriller set in Budapest. His novel Hund uten grav (2022) earned him his third Riverton Prize. He is the first person who has received the prize three times. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Torkil Damhaug". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. Iversen, Vidar. "Rivertonprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. Gørvell, Knut (9 March 2017). "De nominerte til Rivertonprisen" (in Norwegian). Cappelen Damm. Retrieved 12 March 2017.