Per Knutsen
{{Short description|Norwegian writer (1951–2022)}}
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Per Knutsen (4 August 1951 – 19 August 2022) was a Norwegian novelist, author of children's literature, crime writer and playwright.
Life and career
Born in Hamarøy on 4 August 1951, Knutsen made his literary debut in 1976 with the children's book Gutten og ørna.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Per Knutsen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Per_Knutsen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=10 March 2010}} He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1982 for Gull og sølv.{{cite web|url=http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/422-oversikt_over_mottakere_av_kritikerprisen_for_beste_skjoennlitteraere_barne_og_ungdomsbok |title=Mottakere av kritikerprisen for beste skjønnlitterære barne- og ungdomsbok |publisher=Norwegian Critics' Association|language=Norwegian |accessdate=10 March 2010 }} Knutsen died on 19 August 2022, at the age of 71.{{cite news |title=Forfatter Per Knutsen er død |url=https://www.ba.no/pulsen-direkte/s/5-8-1391423?p=lc-4323767-9323-bergensavisen |access-date=24 August 2022 |publisher=Bergensavisen |date=20 August 2022}}
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Category:20th-century Norwegian novelists
Category:21st-century Norwegian novelists
Category:Norwegian children's writers
Category:Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners
Category:Norwegian dramatists and playwrights
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