Pål Herman Christiansen

Pål Herman Christiansen (born 9 September 1958, Oslo) is a Norwegian novelist and children's book author.

Biography

Christiansen was born in Oslo in 1958.[1] From 1973 to 1977 he attended Oslo Commerce School. In 1978 he studied law at the University of Oslo where he later dropped out. In 1985 Christiansen took a short writing course at the Telemark University College.[1]

In 1989 he debuted his first novel "Harry var ikke ved sine fulle fem" (Harry was not in his right mind). He has since released a total of five novels and eleven children's books. His novel "Drømmer om storhet" from 2002 got attention from fans of pop group a-ha worldwide[2] and the English version "The Scoundrel Days of Hobo Highbrow" was published in 2008. In 1996 Christiansen became a member of the Norwegian Authors' Union.

Christiansen was the recipient of the 2001 Tiden-prisen Prize for his distinct voice in the literary landscape.[2]

Bibliography

  • 2002 – The Scoundrel Days of Hobo Highbrow (Drømmer om storhet) – translated into English by Jon Buscall in 2008

Awards and prizes

  • 2001: Tiden-prisen Prize

References

  1. 1 2 "Pål H. Christiansen" (in German). Deutsch-Norwegische Freundschaftsgesellschaft. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Paul gets a place in Norwegian literature". a-ha. November 19, 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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