Tomas Espedal

Tomas Espedal (born 12 November 1961) is a Norwegian writer.

Tomas Espedal
Tomas Espedal at Oslo bokfestival 2011
Born	(1961-11-12) 12 November 1961 (age 63) Bergen, Norway
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Norwegian

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Espedal was born in Bergen. He made his literary debut in 1988 with the novel En vill flukt av parfymer. His novel Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv (English: Go. The Art of Living a Wild and Poetic Life) from 2006 was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.^[1] He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for 2009 for his novel Imot kunsten (notatbøkene).^[2]

In 2018 he issued the novel Elsken, and he was portrayed in the film Jeg vil bo i mitt navn, directed by Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo.^[3]

Bibliography

• En vill flukt av parfymer. (1988)
• Jeg vil bo i mitt navn. (1990)
• Hun og jeg. (1991)
• Hotel Norge. (1995)
• Blond (erindring). (1996)
• Biografi (glemsel). (1999)
• Dagbok (epitafer). (2003)
• Brev (et forsøk). (2005)
• Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv. (2006)
• Ly. (2007)
• Imot kunsten. (2009)
• Imot naturen. (2011)
• Bergeners. (2013)
• Mitt privatliv. Liv og kunst. Liv som kunst. (2014)
• Året. (2016)
• Elsken. (2018)

Awards and nominations

• Awarded in the P2/Book Club Novel Competition 1991
• Bergen Prize 2006
• Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2006 for "Gå. Kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv" (Go. The Art of Living a Wild and Poetic Life)
• Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2009 for "Imot kunsten" (Against Art)
• Critics' Prize 2009, for "Imot kunsten" (Against Art)
• Gyldendal Prize 2009, for "Imot kunsten" (Against Art)
• Brage Prize 2011, for "Imot naturen" (Against Nature)
• Nominated for The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013