Torkil Damhaug
Torkil Damhaug | |
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Born | Lillehammer, Norway | 8 November 1958
Occupation(s) | Crime fiction writer Physician |
Notable work | Ildmannen (2011) En femte årstid (2016) Hund uten grav (2022) |
Awards | Riverton Prize (2011, 2016, 2022) |
Torkil Damhaug (born 8 November 1958) is a Norwegian physician and crime fiction writer. He has been awarded the Riverton Prize three times, in 2011, 2016, and 2022.
Biography
Damhaug was born in Lillehammer on 8 November 1958. He made his literary debut in 1996 with Flykt, måne, followed by Syk rose (1999), Overlord (2006), and Se meg, Medusa in 2007.[1]
His literary breakthrough was Døden ved vann from 2008.[1] He was awarded the Riverton Prize for Ildmannen in 2011.[2] Later books are the crime novel Sikre tegn på din død from 2013 and the thriller En femte årstid from 2016.[1] En femte årstid is described as a psychological thriller,[3] and was awarded the Riverton Prize for 2016.[1]
In 2017 he published the psychological thriller Glasshjerte. His next book was Se en annen vei from 2019, a psychological thriller set in Budapest. His novel Hund uten grav (2022) earned him his third Riverton Prize. He is the first person who has received the prize three times.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Torkil Damhaug". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Rivertonprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Gørvell, Knut (9 March 2017). "De nominerte til Rivertonprisen" (in Norwegian). Cappelen Damm. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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