| Lars Mytting | |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Fåvang, Norway |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Awards: | Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (2014) Dobloug Prize (2022) |
Lars Mytting (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian writer.
He achieved international success with the non-fiction book Hel ved (2011). His awards include the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Dobloug Prize.
Born in Fåvang on 1 March 1968, Mytting made his literary debut in 2006 with the novel Hestekrefter, where focus partly is on cars. His next novel, Vårofferet from 2010, centers around life as a soldier and military equipment. His non-fiction book Hel ved from 2011 was his breakthrough internationally. He has further issued the historical novels Søsterklokkene (2018) and Hekneveven (2020).[1]
He was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize in 2014,[1] for the novel Norwegian: Svøm med dem som drukner, [2] and the Dobloug Prize in 2022.[3]