Jon Peter Rolie (18 December 1945 – 22 November 2020) was a Norwegian novelist.

Jon Peter Rolie
Born(1945-12-18)18 December 1945
Sør-Fron, Norway
Died22 November 2020(2020-11-22) (aged 74)
Sør-Fron, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationAuthor
AwardsMads Wiel Nygaards Endowment (1987)

He made his literary debut in 1977 with the novel Seljesonate. Among his other novels are Mannen som ville finne tidens kilde from 1987, and Livets fest from 1991.[1]

He was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1987.[2]

Rolie died in Sør-Fron in November 2020.[1][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Jon Peter Rolie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ Qvale, Per (7 December 2020). "Minneord". Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (in Norwegian). p. 20.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment
1987
Succeeded by