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- Roy Jacobsen was born on December 26, 1954 in Oslo, Norway. He was a writer, known for Valhalla Rising (2009), Bussene (1993) and Ved kongens bord (2005). He was married to Anneliese Pitz. He died on October 18, 2025 in Oslo, Norway.
- SpouseAnneliese Pitz(? - October 18, 2025) (his death, 2 children)
- In 2023, he traveled to the city of Lviv in the west of the country to deliver donations from the Norwegian support organization Free Ukraine.
- First Norwegian author to be shortlisted for the international Booker Prize for the English translation of the novel "The Invisibles" in 2017.
- Received the Critics' Prize, the Youth Critics' Prize, the Riksmåls Prize, the Bookstore Prize, the Gyldendal Prize, and has been nominated twice for the Nordic Council Literature Prize.
- Since his author debut in 1982, he has published over 25 books and has been translated into over 40 languages.
- In September 2023, he was awarded the Order of St. Olav for "his outstanding writing".
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