Writing · Writer · Novel
Active 1993–present · Awards: Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris, Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, Cappelen Prize, Gyldendal Prize, Nota Bene Book Prize, Dobloug Prize, Riksmål Society Literature Prize
Roy Jacobsen was a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv, which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.