Torgrim Eggen

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.^[1] Eggen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1995 (shared with Terje Holtet Larsen).^[2]

References

1. "Torgrim Eggen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
2. "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 19 March 2010.