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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.
Aug 15, 2013 · The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen is set in the first half of the 20th Century (although there is little to date the novel), on the fictional Barrøy island off the coast of Norway in the Helgelandskysten area.
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Roy Jacobsen (født 1954) er en norsk forfatter fra Oslo. Han debuterte i 1982 med novellesamlingen Fangeliv. Han mottok Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris i 2003 og har vært nominert til Nordisk råds litteraturpris for romanene Seierherrene i 1991 og Frost i 2004.
Nov 26, 2021 · A rugged, storm-swept island off the coast of northern Norway, in the early 20th century, is the dramatic setting for Roy Jacobsen's acclaimed novel The Unseen.
Jul 23, 2022 · Though his name may be less familiar to North Americans than that of his prolix compatriot Karl Ove Knausgaard, it’s hard to overstate Roy Jacobsen’s stature in contemporary Norwegian literature.
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Nov 26, 2021 · Roy Jacobsen, one of Norway's most celebrated contemporary writers, talks about his novel The Unseen, the first in a series that follows a strong young woman's coming-of-age on a remote island...
Apr 21, 2020 · Shortlisted for the 2017 International Man Booker Prize • Shortlisted for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award • "Even by his high standards, his magnificent new novel The Unseen is Jacobsen's finest to date, as blunt as it is subtle and is easily among the best books I have ever read."―Eileen Battersby, Irish Times
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