Kjartan Fløgstad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kjartan Fløgstad

Norwegian writer

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1944

Place of Birth: Sauda, Rogaland, Norway

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Kjartan Fløgstad (born 7 June 1944) is a Norwegian author.
Fløgstad was born in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland.
He studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen.
Subsequently, he worked for a period as an industrial worker and as a sailor before he debuted as a poet with his collection of poems titled Valfart (Pilgrimage) in 1968.
He received the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for his 1977 novel Dalen Portland (Dollar Road).
Other major works include Fyr og flamme (Fire and Flame), Kron og mynt, Grand Manila and Grense Jakobselv.