Lars Amund Vaage is a Norwegian

Norway

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 author

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 and playwright

Playwright

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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

Brage Prize

The Brage Prize is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation...

 for Kunsten å gå in 2002.

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

Awards

• Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond 1990
• Norsk Forfattersentrums pris 1993
• Samlagsprisen 1993
• Aschehoug Prize
  Aschehoug Prize
  The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, base on a binding recommendation from the Norwegian...
  
   1995
• Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1995, for Rubato
• Nynorsk litteraturpris 1995, for Rubato
• Dobloug Prize
  Dobloug Prize
  The Dobloug Prize is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is . The Dobloug Prize is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy.-Prize winners:...
  
   1997
• Oktoberprisen 1999
• Gyldendalprisen 2002
• P2-lytternes romanpris 2002, for Kunsten å gå
• Emmausprisen 2005, for Tangentane