Espen Haavardsholm

Norwegian writer

Espen Haavardsholm
Born	(1945-02-10) 10 February 1945 (age 79) Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)	novelist, poet, essayist and biographer
Spouses	Liv Køltzow (m. 1966; div. 1973) Tone Torgersen (m. 1975⁠–⁠1979) Francesca Maria Nichols (m. 1982)
Relatives	Martin Linge (grandfather)

Espen Haavardsholm (born 10 February 1945, in Oslo) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, biographer and essayist.^[1] He made his literary debut in 1966 with the collection of short stories, Tidevann. He was one of the central writers in the modernist literary magazine Profil.^[2] He has written biographies on Martin Linge (his grandfather), Aksel Sandemose and Johan Borgen.

Awards

Gyldendal's Endowment 1970
Aschehoug Prize 2006.

References

^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Espen Haavardsholm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Espen Haavardsholm" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-10-14.