Atle Harald Næss

He has studied English, Norwegian and linguistics and has a cand.philol. degree from the University of Oslo. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a teacher. His first book, the novel Gun, was published in 1975. He often bases his work on historical sources.

In 2001 he was awarded the Brage Prize for his biography of Galileo Galilei.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Life and Times of Leonardo da Vinci (2014)

The Tentmaker (novel, 2012)

Thy Neighbor's Property (novel, 2009)

The Root of Minus One (novel, 2006)

Munch. A Biography (2004)

Inside Curves (novel, 2002)

When Earth Stood Still. Galileo Galilei (biography, 2001)
Doubting Thomas (novel, 1997)