About Frode Grytten
Born 1960. Frode Grytten is a Norwegian writer, journalist, children's writer, poet, novelist and short story writer.
Frode Grytten is a Norwegian writer and journalist. Born 11 December 1960 in Bergen and a native of Odda Municipality, he is the author of the Brage Prize-winning novels Bikubesong ("Song of the Beehive") and Den dagen Nils Vik døde ("The Day Nils Vik Died") as well as other short stories and poems. His works have been translated into Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, English, Albanian, Croatian, Macedonian and Chinese. He is one of three writers to win the Norwegian Brage Prize for adult fiction twice.
His journalism includes work for the local newspaper Bergens Tidende as well as the Oslo-based Dagbladet.
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Norwegian writer and journalist
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Frode Grytten was born on 11 December 1960 in Bergen.
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Frode Grytten is a writer, journalist, children's writer, poet, novelist and short story writer.
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Frode Grytten is Norwegian.
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