Nils Lie

Nils Lie (17 May 1902 – 19 April 1978) was a Norwegian writer, literary consultant and translator. As a writer, he is known for the crime novel Bergenstoget plyndret inat from 1923. He was a long-time literary consultant for Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, and received prizes for his translation works.

Personal life Born in Bergen on 17 May 1902, Lie was the son of Vilhelm Gabriel Heiberg Lie and Anna Benedicte Aars Nicolaysen. He was first married to Ingeborg Nicoline Stang Lund. Their marriage was dissolved, and in 1935 he married Rikke Anna Catarina Scott-Hansen. He received Arts Council Norway's translation prize in 1970.

Further books are the children's book Trekløveret from 1924, and the novel På sporet for young adults from 1930. He also wrote a short biography of his distant relative, the writer Jonas Lie, and edited short story anthologies and poetry anthologies.