Finn Alnæs

Finn Alnæs (20 January 1932 – 3 November 1991) was a Norwegian novelist. He was born in Bærum. He made his literary debut with the novel Koloss (1963).^[1]

Finn Alnæs
Born	(1932-01-20)20 January 1932 Bærum, Norway
Died	3 November 1991(1991-11-03) (aged 59)
Occupation	Novelist
Relatives	Eyvind Alnæs (grandfather) ^[1]
Awards	Norwegian Booksellers' Prize Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature

Alnæs was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1968 for the novel Gemini.^[2] Both his books Koloss and Gemini were nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize, but did not win the prize.

Awards

• Norwegian Booksellers' Prize 1968
• Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1968

References

1. Rottem, Øystein. "Finn Alnæs". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
2. (in Norwegian). NRK. 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2008-10-21.