Overview

• Cappelen Damm announced that Ambjørnsen died Saturday evening at age 69 after a prolonged illness.
• His last work, the short story collection Sorgen i St. Peter Ording, remains scheduled for publication at the end of July.
• Recognized as one of Norway’s leading contemporary writers, many of his novels were translated and published in Germany.
• The film adaptation of his Elling series earned a 2002 Academy Award nomination and inspired stage productions across Europe.
• After nearly 40 years in Hamburg, he returned to Norway early this year and is survived by his wife, translator Gabriele Haefs.