Gaute Heivoll
Gaute Heivoll (born 13 March 1978) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and short story writer. He made his literary debut in 2002 with the short story collection Liten dansende gutt. Among his novels are Omars siste dager from 2003 and Ungdomssangen from 2005.
Gaute Heivoll
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- Name
- Gaute Heivoll
- Born
- 13 March 1978
- Occupation
- Writer
- Awards
- Brage Prize (2010)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Education
- Kristiansand Cathedral School
- Honours
- Hunger Award · Brage Award for Fiction · Norwegian P2 listener's literature award
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Gaute Heivoll (born 13 March 1978) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and short story writer. He made his literary debut in 2002 with the short story collection Liten dansende gutt. Among his novels are Omars siste dager from 2003 and Ungdomssangen from 2005.
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He was awarded the Brage Prize in 2010 for the novel Før jeg brenner ned, translated into English as Before I Burn, and praised highly by Charles Larson in CounterPunch. His novel Himmelens krystall earned him the award Lytternes romanpris for 2025. The novel is set at the countryside of Aust-Agder in the late 1800s and early 1900s and deals with the ordinary life of a rural postman.
Gaute Heivoll at Kraft literature festival in Arendal, Norway, 2026
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Gaute Heivoll at Kraft literature festival in Arendal, Norway, 2026
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• Name — Gaute Heivoll • Born — 13 March 1978 • Occupation — Writer • Awards — Brage Prize (2010)
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Gaute Heivoll is recorded as having received Hunger Award, Brage Award for Fiction and Norwegian P2 listener's literature award.
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1978
Gaute Heivoll born at Songdalen Municipality.
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- 1.Nilsen, Anne Grete. Gaute Heivoll. Store norske leksikon. Norsk nettleksikon.
- 2.Nilsen, Anne Grete. Brageprisen. Store norske leksikon. Norsk nettleksikon.
- 3.Larson, Charles R. Norwegian Pyromaniac. January 10, 2014.
- 4.Granbo, Kristin. Lyttaranes romanpris: – Han har skrive fjorårets beste bok. nrk.no. 6 February 2026.
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