Morten Harry Olsen

Morten Harry Olsen (born 15 August 1960 in Narvik) is a Norwegian author. Olsen studied criminology at the University of Oslo and philosophy at the University of Tromsø. He has worked as a travel agent, taxi driver, night porter, journalist, translator, office worker, literary critic, education consultant, and teacher. He was head of Norsk Forfattersentrum (1989-91), head of arrangements for the Brage Prize (1991-95) and deputy head of the Norwegian Authors' Union (1997-98). From 1988 to 1991 he was a member of the Norwegian Authors' Union's Literary Caucus. From 1992-1996 he was editor of Bokklubben krim og spenning.

Olsen made his literary debut in 1985 with the short story collection For alt hva vi er verdt, which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Many of his books have been hits with critics.

Bibliography

• For alt hva vi er verdt – short stories (1985)
• Ganske enkelt sand – novel (1986)
• En dans til – short stories (1988)
• Tråder – essays (1989)
• Mississippi – novel (1990)
• Syndenes forlatelse – crime novel (1991)
• Mannen som hatet duer – play (1992)
• Begjærets pris – crime novel (1993)
• Tilfeldig utvalg – crime novel (1996)
• Naken for leseren, naken for Gud: et essay om romanen – literary criticism (1997)
• Mord og galskap – novel (2000)
• Mississippi. neo – novel (2002)
• Størst av alt – novel (2004)

Prizes

• Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 1985, for For alt hva vi er verdt
• Riverton Prize 1993, for Begjærets pris
• Havmannprisen 2004, for Størst av alt

External links

• Morten Harry Olsen's homepage
• Kreativ Prosa v/Morten Harry Olsen
• Morten Harry Olsen at NRK Forfatter
• Morten Harry Olsen at Dagbladet Forfatter
• Morten Harry Olsen at Aftenposten Alex

Preceded by Anne Bøe	Winner of Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 1985	Succeeded by Sissel Lie
Preceded by Arild Rypdal	Winner of the Riverton Prize 1993	Succeeded by Anne Holt
Preceded by Endre Lund Eriksen	Winner of the Havmannpris 2004	Succeeded by Tor Eystein Øverås

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