Gunstein Bakke

Gunstein Bakke (born 30 March 1968) is a Norwegian novelist. He was born in Setesdal valley in Aust-Agder county in southern Norway.^[1] His debut novel Kontoret was published in 2000.^[2] A later novel Maud and Aud has been widely acclaimed and won the EU Prize for Literature.^[3][4]

Gunstein Bakke
Norwegian author Gunstein Bakke reading from his book Maud og Aud at an evening of literature in Bygland, Norway.
Born	(1968-03-30) 30 March 1968 (age 56) Setesdal , Norwegi

Together with Eirik Ingebrigtsen, Bakke was the initiator and editor of the anthology Respons 22/7 in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Bakke lives in Gotland and Oslo.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Sande, Marte; Allkunne (2023-04-21). "Gunstein Bakke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-07-20. transl. Gunstein Bakke was born in Arendal.
2. "Gunstein Bakke". Forlaget Oktober (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-07-20. transl. Gunstein Bakke (b. 1968) made his debut in 2000 with the novel Kontoret.
3. "Gunstein Bakke". EU Prize for Literature. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
4. "Gunstein Bakke". Norwegian Literature Abroad (in Norwegian Bokmål). Oslo: Oslo Literary Agency. October 2016. Retrieved 2023-07-20. His third novel, Maud and Aud (2011), won the EU prize and was shortlisted for the Brage Prize, the P2 Listeners' Novel Prize and several other awards.