Odd Wilhelm Surén (born 8 March 1961) is a Norwegian novelist, short story writer and non-fiction writer. He made his literary debut in 1985 with the short story collection Fanger og opprørere. Among his novels are Dråper i havet from 1998, and For hva det er verdt from 2010.[1]

Odd W. Surén
Born (1961-03-08) 8 March 1961 (age 63)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer and literary critic
Awards

He was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 2001.[2]

A literary critic for the weekly newspaper Dag og Tid, he received the Norwegian Literature Critics Award for 2013.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Odd W. Surén". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kritikerprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Årets litteraturkritiker 2013". kritikerlaget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment
2001
Succeeded by