| Øystein Lønn | |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Kristiansand, Norway |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Occupation: | writer |
Øystein Lønn (12 April 1936 – 10 January 2022) was a Norwegian writer. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the short stories Prosesjonen, and followed up with the novel Kontinentene in 1967. He remained a relatively unknown writer until the 1990s, when he received several literary awards. Lønn died on 10 January 2022, at the age of 85.[1]
Lønn was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1993 for Thranes metode og andre noveller.[2] He received the Dobloug Prize in 1992, and the Brage Prize in 1993. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1996 for Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller ("What shall we do today and other short stories").