Knut Faldbakken
Author of Twilight Country
About the Author
In his novels, Knut Faldbakken literally pulls no punches. The blow that a male character delivers to his female partner in The Honeymoon (1981) generated waves of protest in Norway. Faldbakken is deeply interested in human psychology and relentlessly pursues the outcomes of his characters' natures show more and circumstances, even to murder and incest. Faldbakken is a brilliant stylist whose explorations of the human soul are always compelling. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical name
- Faldbakken, Knut
- Birthdate
- 1941-08-31
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Places of residence
- Hamar, Norway
- Occupations
- magazine editor
- Relationships
- Haukelid, Knut (father-in-law)
Faldbakken, Matias (son)
Faldbakken, Stefan (son) - Awards and honors
- Gyldendals legat (1969)
Nominert til Nordisk Råds litteraturpris for romanen Uår. Sweetwater (1977)
Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris (1978)
Hedmarksprisen (1988)
Utnevnt til hedersmedlem av Norsk Interesseorganisasjon for Stamme (1978)
Hedmark fylkeskommunes kulturpris (2005) (show all 7)
Hamarprisen (2006)
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Statistics
- Works
- 40
- Members
- 718
- Popularity
- #35,342
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 9
- ISBNs
- 199
- Languages
- 11
- Favorited
- 1