Per Knutsen

Ingratitude

Utakk

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Year: 2006
Pages: 120

The 80 year old widower Ulrik Bratt Jensen really does his best to be a good person, but he is often misunderstood. And when he decides to help his new neighbours next door, everything turns out completely wrong. He is committed to a mental hospital.

Per Knutsen’s Ingratitude is written as a letter from the protagonist to a female lawyer. In the letter he explains why he wants this particular lawyer to represent him – the two of them have met before.

Cappelen 2006

Bok 33
Forfatter 33

Per Knutsen has written a number of books for children and young adults, novels for adults, as well as plays. He has an amazing eye for the small details in life and a great understanding of how it is to be in love as a child on the verge of becoming a youth. Knutsen has been awarded two prizes for his novels for young adults:
Norwegian Literary Critic’s Prize for the children’s book Gull og sølv (Gold and Silver), 1982.
Ministry of Cultural Affairs Literature Prize for Rått parti (Raw Game), 1995.

MOST RECENT TITLES
Rått parti, young adults 1995.
Supergutt, young adults 1996.
Høytrykk, thriller 1997.
Jentekrigen, young adults 1998.
Tigermelk, criminal fiction 1999.
Vil du ha meg?, young adults 2000.
Å salte et hjerte, novel 2001.
Hitlers tunge, novel 2002.
Hilsen en som elsker deg, young adults 2003.

Rights

Cappelen Agency
P.O. Box 350 Sentrum
NO-0101 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 36 50 00
Fax: +47 22 36 50 40
rights@cappelen.no
www.cappelen.no