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Lars Mytting
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Lars Mytting

How to pronounce Lars Mytting: MEUH-ting

Lars Mytting Biography

Lars Mytting, Norway's bestselling novelist, is the author of Norwegian Wood. His books, which have sold over 1 million copies in 19 languages, have won the Norwegian Bookseller Prize and have been shortlisted for the prestigious Dublin IMPAC Prize, among others. The Bell in the Lake has been sold in 12 countries and was a #1 bestseller in Norway.

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