Lars Saabye Christensen

Lars Saabye Christensen (b. 1953, Norway) is a prolific and well-loved Norwegian author whose career spans almost six decades. He debuted in 1976 with a poetry collection entitled Historien om Gly followed by his first novel Amatøren in 1977. Christensen has been the recipient of numerous awards during his career  including the Nordic Council Literature Prize, the Brage Prize, the Dobloug Prize, and the Riverton Prize, alongside high royal and civic honors like Commander of the Order of St. Olav.

The novel Kjøkken (2026) is his latest book.