Finn Alnæs

Finn Alnæs
Finn Alnæs
Born	20 January 1932; Bærum, Norway
Died	3 November 1991 (aged 59)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Novelist
Relatives	Eyvind Alnæs (grandfather) [1]
Awards	Norwegian Booksellers' Prize; Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature;

Finn Alnæs (20 January 1932 – 3 November 1991) was a Norwegian novelist. He was born in Bærum. He made his literary debut with the novel Koloss (1963).[1]

Alnæs was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1968 for the novel Gemini.[2] Both his books Koloss and Gemini were nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize, but did not win the prize.

Awards

Norwegian Booksellers' Prize 1968
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1968

References

Rottem, Øystein. "Finn Alnæs". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
"Tidligere vinnere av Kritikerprisen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

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[nbl-1] Rottem, Øystein. "Finn Alnæs". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[nrk-2] "Tidligere vinnere av Kritikerprisen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2008-10-21.