Frode Grytten is a Norwegian writer and journalist born on December 11, 1960, in Bergen. He is a native of Odda Municipality and has established himself as a significant figure in Norwegian literature. Grytten is the author of several novels, short stories, and poems. His work has been recognized with major literary awards, most notably the Brage Prize for adult fiction, which he has won twice. His prize-winning novels include Bikubesong and Den dagen Nils Vik døde. He is one of only three writers to achieve this distinction of winning the Norwegian Brage Prize for adult fiction on two occasions. His writing has achieved international reach, with his works translated into Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, English, Albanian, Croatian, Macedonian, and Chinese.