Morten Andreas Strøksnes
Morten Andreas Strøksnes (born 30 November 1965) is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer.
Morten Andreas Strøksnes
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- Name
- Morten Strøksnes
- Born
- 30 November 1965
- Birthplace
- Kirkenes, Norway
- Occupation
- journalist and non-fiction writer
- Awards
- * Brage Prize (2015)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Fields
- belletristic literature · journalism · history · photography
- Honours
- Brage Prize for non-fiction
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Morten Andreas Strøksnes (born 30 November 1965) is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer.
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Morten Andreas Strøksnes (born 1965) is a historian, journalist and photographer, among other activities, of Norwegian nationality. The historian was born in Kirkenes. Activity centred on belletristic literature, history and journalism.
Languages used include Norwegian. Honours include Brage Prize for non-fiction.
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• Name — Morten Strøksnes • Born — 30 November 1965 • Birthplace — Kirkenes, Norway • Occupation — journalist and non-fiction writer • Notable Works — Shark Drunk • Awards — * Brage Prize (2015) • Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (2015) • Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year (2018)
Personal life
Personal life
Strøksnes was born in Kirkenes on 30 November 1965.
Career
Career
His books include Hellig grunn from 2001, Snøen som falt i fjor from 2004, Automobil – Gjennom Europas Bakgård from 2005, Et mord i Kongo from 2010, about Tjostolv Moland and Joshua French, and Tequiladagbøkene – Gjennom Sierra Madre from 2012. For his 2015 book Havboka he was awarded both the Brage Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. As of 2018 the book has been sold to 24 countries, and the English translation (titled Shark Drunk) was awarded the British Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year in 2018.
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- 1.Mæhlum, Lars. Morten Andreas Strøksnes. Store norske leksikon. Norsk nettleksikon.
- 2.Nilsen, Anne Grete. Brageprisen. Store norske leksikon. Norsk nettleksikon.
- 3.Iversen, Vidar. Kritikerprisen. Store norske leksikon. Norsk nettleksikon.
- 4.Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2018 winners. edwardstanfordawards.com. 1 February 2018.
- 5.Morten A. Strøksnes vinner pris i Storbritannia. oktober.no.
- 6.The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Announces 2018 Shortlist. edwardstanfordawards.com.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Hellig grunn (2001)
- Snøen som falt i fjor (2004)
- Automobil – Gjennom Europas Bakgård (2005)
- Et mord i Kongo (2010)
- Tequiladagbøkene – Gjennom Sierra Madre (2012)
- Havboka – eller Kunsten å fange en kjempehai fra en gummibåt på et stort hav gjennom fire årstider (2015)
- Lumholtz gjenferd (2022)
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