Lars Amund Vaage

Lars Amund Vaage (born 13 May 1952 at Sunde in Kvinnherad) is a Norwegian author and playwright.

Vaage debuted in 1979 with his novel Øvelse Kald vinter. His work has been recognized by numerous awards and prestigious nominations, including nomination for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the novel Rubato in 1995. He was also nominated for the Brage Prize for Kunsten å gå in 2002.

Vaage is the grandson of the Norwegian author Ragnvald Vaage (1889–1963).

Bibliography

• Øvelse Kald vinter - novel (1979)
• Fager kveldsol smiler - novel (1982)
• Kyr - noveller - (1983)
• Dra meg opp - novel (1985)
• Baronen, skodespel (1987)
• Begynnelsen - novel (1989)
• Guten med den mjuke magen - children’s book (1990)
• Oklahoma - novel (1992)
• Rubato - novel (1995)
• Den framande byen - novel om Wilhelm Reich (1999)
• Guten og den vesle mannen - children’s book (2000)
• Det andre rommet - poetry (2001)
• Kunsten å gå - novel (2002)
• Tangentane - novel (2005)
• Utanfor institusjonen - poetry (2006)

Awards

• Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond 1990
• Norsk Forfattersentrums pris 1993
• Samlagsprisen 1993
• Aschehoug Prize 1995
• Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1995, for Rubato
• Nynorsk litteraturpris 1995, for Rubato
• Dobloug Prize 1997
• Oktoberprisen 1999
• Gyldendalprisen 2002
• P2-lytternes romanpris 2002, for Kunsten å gå
• Emmausprisen 2005, for Tangentane