Thure Erik Lund Author

Thure Erik Lund (b. 1959) is one of Norway's most innovative and highly acclaimed authors. He made his debut with Tanger in 1992, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize. He has since published eight more novels and two collections of essays, which has earned him the Norwegian Critic's Award, The Scandinavian Award for best contemporary novel, and The Natt og Dag Book of the Year Award.

David M. Smith translates Norwegian fiction into English. He has a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa. His thesis at Iowa was a translated excerpt from Dag Solstad's Novel 1987. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.