Jan Christopher Næss
Encyclopedia
Jan Christopher Cockburn Næss (born 18 December 1964) is a Norwegian
writer, known for his novel
s and children's literature
.
He was born in Great Britain
. His novels include Meg selv og mine kjære (1999), Jotapata (2001), Fiat (2004) and Det begynner med sex og ender med døden (2007). His children's books include Alexandria og de tre gåtene (2001), Stein og fossilene (2002), Selma og ballettmonsteret (2003), Puddingmannen (2004) and Puddingmannen og de tre søstrene som alle het noe på B (2006). He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize
in 2007.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
writer, known for his novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s and children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
.
He was born in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. His novels include Meg selv og mine kjære (1999), Jotapata (2001), Fiat (2004) and Det begynner med sex og ender med døden (2007). His children's books include Alexandria og de tre gåtene (2001), Stein og fossilene (2002), Selma og ballettmonsteret (2003), Puddingmannen (2004) and Puddingmannen og de tre søstrene som alle het noe på B (2006). He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize
Riksmål Society Literature Prize
The Riksmål Society Literature Prize is awarded annually by the Riksmålsforbundet for the outstanding publication in riksmål...
in 2007.