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Roy Jacobsen

Writer / Screenwriter | * 12/26/1954 (69) | Oslo / Christiania (Norway)
Roy Jacobsen (born 26 December 1954) is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv (Prison Life), which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He is the winner of The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and two of his novels have been nominated for The Nordic Council's Literature Prize: Seierherrene (The Conquerors) in 1991 and Frost in 2004. The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles was published in Britain in 2008. Jacobsen lives in Oslo. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Adventure | Drama | Action

Awards & Nominations for Roy Jacobsen

Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 2x Norwegian Booksellers' Prize Cappelen Prize Gyldendal Prize Dobloug Prize Riksmål Society Literature Prize European of The Year, Norway Ivar Lo Award Knights of The Order of The Falcon International Booker Prize

Movies with Roy Jacobsen as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer2009 Valhalla Rising

Full Name: Roy Jacobsen
Citizenship: Norway
Born: Sunday, 12/26 1954 (December) in Oslo / Christiania (Norway) (current age: 69 years + 115 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: Norwegian (NO)
Member of: Norwegian Academy
Roy Jacobsen frequently works together with these people:
Maxine Dallas (2x, Crew)
Alexander Morton (1x, Actor)
Carole Sheridan (1x, Crew)
Matthew Read (1x, Crew)
Mathew Zajac (1x, Actor)
Paul J. Wright (1x, Crew)
Ewan Stewart (1x, Actor)
Stewart Porter (1x, Actor)
Freddie Bonfanti (1x, Crew)
Gill Horn (1x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:92853, Added: 05/27/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024