Thorvald Steen | |
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| Born | (1954-01-09)January 9, 1954 (age 71) Norway |
| Occupation | Author, novelist |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Genre | Fiction |
Thorvald Steen (born 9 January 1954) is a Norwegian writer andgovernment scholar.
He made his literary debut in 1983, and has subsequently published a wide range of novels, plays, collections of poems, books of short stories, children's books and essays. He has distinguished himself as one of Norway's leading internationally oriented writers. His Norwegian breakthrough came in 1992 with a cycle of poems,Ilden (The Fire) and shortly afterward he achieved international recognition with his creative historical novelsDon Carlos (1993),Giovanni (1995),Constantinople (1999),The Little Horse (2002),Camel Clouds (2004) andLionheart (2010). In 2006 Steen wrote thecoming-of-age novelThe Weight of Snow Crystals, which was followed in 2008 with the freestanding sequelThe Longest Leap.
Steen's work is translated into 26 languages and published in 46 countries. He has received several literary prizes, both at home and abroad. In 1993 he received Gyldendals legat (Gyldendal's Endowment). The Belgian newspaper Le Soir declaredDon Carlos one of the five best novels translated into French in 1996. The newspaper Clarin in Argentina chose Steen as “Best new writer” forDon Carlos the same year. In 2001 he received the NorwegianDobloug Prize for his entire work. The novelCamel Clouds was elected novel of the year by the Turkish newspaper Bir Gun in 2006 and won the Slovak Jan Holly Award in 2007. In 2006 Steen received the Comenius Medal from the University of Bratislava for his historical novels, and in 2010 he received the Thomsen Prize.
Steen was the chairman of TheNorwegian Authors' Union (1991–97) and he has been an honorary member of the union since 1997. He has also been chairman of the board inNorla (Norwegian Literature Abroad) since 1997 and a member of the board of PEN since 2003. In 2004 he received a Governmental Stipend from the Norwegian Minister of Culture.
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