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Dag Solstad
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Dag Solstad (1941–2025) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and screenwriter. Born in Sandefjord, he was a citizen of Norway and wrote in Norwegian. His literary career included the publication of 56 works, with notable titles such as *Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land*, *VM i fotball*, and *Svingstol og andre tekster*.
Solstad received several literary honors, including the Dobloug Prize, Aschehoug Prize, Gyldendal Prize, and Språklig Samlings Literature Prize. He passed away on March 14, 2025, in Oslo due to cardiac arrest.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
- Works
- 56
Top works
- Dag Solstad
- Artikler om litteratur 2015-2021
- Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land
- VM i fotball
- Svingstol og andre tekster
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Sorry Brothers, I Was the One — Himself2019
- Gompen og andre beretninger om overvåking i Norge 1948-19892014
- D A G S O L S T A D 死 — Himself
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-07-16 ) 16 July 1941, Sandefjord , Reichskommissariat Norwegen (today Norway )
- Died
- 14 March 2025 (2025-03-14) (aged 83)
- Notable awards
- Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment (1969) Nordic Council Literature Prize (1989) Brage Prize (2006)
- Spouse
- Therese Bjørneboe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 )
- Relatives
- Jens Bjørneboe (father-in-law)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dag
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Sandefjord
- Place of death
- Oslo
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Image
- Dag Solstad.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dag Solstad
- date of birth
- 1941-07-16
- date of death
- 2025-03-14
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
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Encyclopedic overview
Solstad during the Oslo Bokfestival, 2010
Dag Solstad (16 July 1941 – 14 March 2025) was a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages.
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