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Biography
Jon Michelet was a Norwegian author, journalist and editor. He grew up working at sea and as a dock worker, and many of his books draw on that experience. Among his best-known works are the crime series featuring Vilhelm Thygesen, «Orions belte» (1977), and the six-volume epic «En sjøens helt» about Norwegian war sailors during WWII, which he completed shortly before his death from cancer.
Awards & recognition
- Erik Bye's Memorial Prize · 2017
- Anders Jahre's Art and Culture Prize · 2016
- Østfold price · 2013
- Riverton Prize · 2001
- Språklig Samlings Literature Prize · 1991
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- Riverton Prize · 1981
