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Roy Jacobsen


Norway (b.1954)

Roy is one of the most celebrated and influential contemporary writers in Norway, with his ten novels, four collections of short stories, a biography and a children's book. Among other awards, Roy Jacobsen has won the Bookseller's Prize, the Critic's Prize and in 2006, the Gyldendal Prize for The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles.
 


Genres: Historical, General Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
July 2025

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The Unworthy
 
Series
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   1. The Unseen (2016)
   2. White Shadow (2019)
   3. Eyes of the Rigel (2020)
   4. Just a Mother (2022)
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Novels
   The New Water (1997)
   The Burnt-out Town of Miracles (2007)
   Child Wonder (2011)
   Borders (2015)
   The Man Who Loved Siberia (2023) (with Anneliese Pitz)
   The Unworthy (2025)
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Award nominations
2018 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : The Unseen
2017 International Booker Prize (nominee) : The Unseen
2009 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : The Burnt-out Town of Miracles


Roy Jacobsen recommends
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Storm Birds (2020)
Einar Karason
"I love this book - a masterpiece from hell."

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