Biography

Faldbakken studied psychology

Psychology

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...

 at Oslo University, and then worked as a journalist. He visited a number of countries, working variously as a bookkeeper, sailor

Sailor

A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...

, and factory worker, and began writing books in 1967 while living in Paris.

He was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet

Vinduet (magazine)

Vinduet is a Norwegian literary magazine, founded in 1947 by Harald Grieg and Nic. Stang. The magazine presents fictional texts, articles about various kinds of literature, and book reviews. Owner is the publishing house Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Four paper editions are issued annually. The...

(The Window) between 1975 and 1979.

His sons Stefan Faldbakken

Stefan Faldbakken

Stefan Faldbakken is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. His film Uro was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Kosmonaut * Anolit * Uro...

 and Matias Faldbakken

Matias Faldbakken

Matias Faldbakken is a Norwegian artist and writer. Faldbakken studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Bergen and the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. He is the son of the author Knut Faldbakken....

have gotten recognition as a film director and a novelist respectively.

His books have been published in 21 countries, translated to 18 languages and have sold two million copies worldwide.

Selected bibliography

• The Sleeping Prince (Maude danser), 1971
• Adam's Diary (Adams dagbok), 1978
• The Hunter (Glahn), 1985