Torgrim Eggen

{{Short description|Norwegian musician, journalist, magazine editor, novelist and non-fiction writer}}

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| occupation = Musician, journalist, magazine editor, novelist and non-fiction writer.

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• Gyldendal's Endowment (1995)
• Brageprisen (2019) }}

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Torgrim Eggen (born 29 October 1958) is a Norwegian musician, journalist, magazine editor, novelist and non-fiction writer. Among his books are Gjeld from 1992 and the novel Pynt from 2000. Duften av Havana from 2002 is a cultural history of the cigar, and Manhattan from 2007 is about New York City.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Torgrim Eggen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Torgrim_Eggen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=19 March 2010}} Eggen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1995 (shared with Terje Holtet Larsen).{{cite web |title=Gyldendalprisen |url=http://www.forfatterportalen.no/litteraturpriser/gyldendal.htm |accessdate=19 March 2010 |publisher=forfatterportalen.no |language=Norwegian}}