Roy Jacobsen

Roy Jacobsen (born 26 December 1954) is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection ''Fangeliv'' (Prison Life), which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He has won the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and the Gyldendal Prize. Two of his novels have been nominated for The Nordic Council's Literature Prize: ''Seierherrene'' (The Conquerors) in 1991 and ''Frost'' in 2004. Several of his books have been translated into English. ''The Unseen'' was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2017 and he has twice been shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Provided by Wikipedia