Gunstein Bakke

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Norwegian author Gunstein Bakke reading from his book Maud og Aud at an evening of literature in Bygland, Norway.

Gunstein Bakke (born 30 March 1968) is a Norwegian novelist. He was born in Setesdal valley in Aust-Agder county in southern Norway.[1] His debut novel Kontoret was published in 2000.[2] A later novel Maud and Aud has been widely acclaimed and won the EU Prize for Literature.[3][4]

Together with Eirik Ingebrigtsen, Bakke was the initiator and editor of the anthology Respons 22/7 in 2011.[citation needed]

Bakke lives in Gotland and Oslo.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sande, Marte; Allkunne (2023-04-21). "Gunstein Bakke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-07-20. transl. Gunstein Bakke was born in Arendal.
  2. ^ "Gunstein Bakke". Forlaget Oktober (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-07-20. transl. Gunstein Bakke (b. 1968) made his debut in 2000 with the novel Kontoret.
  3. ^ "Gunstein Bakke". EU Prize for Literature. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. ^ "Gunstein Bakke". Norwegian Literature Abroad (in Norwegian Bokmål). Oslo: Oslo Literary Agency. October 2016. Retrieved 2023-07-20. His third novel, Maud and Aud (2011), won the EU prize and was shortlisted for the Brage Prize, the P2 Listeners' Novel Prize and several other awards.