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Jan Kristoffer Dale, født i 1984, er oppvokst i Froland, og bor i dag i Grimstad. Han har jobbet på bryggeri og er tidligere student ved Skrivekunstakademiet i Bergen. Han har publisert flere noveller.
Han debuterte i 2016 med novellesamlingen "Arbeidsnever" som omhandler folk som faller utenfor samfunnet, som ikke gjør det bra på skolen, ikke får fast jobb, ikke finner noen å slå seg sammen eller kommer inn på boligmarkedet.
For "Arbeidsnever" ble Jan Kristoffer Dale tildelt Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 2016, Sørlandets litteraturpris 2017 og Språklig samlings litteraturpris i 2017. ...more

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	Arbeidsnever 3.97 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signaler 2014: Cappelen Damms årlige debutantantologi med inviterte etablerte 2014 by Kristin Berget (Editor), Eivind Hofstad Evjemo (Editor), Pia Edvardsen 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neue Nordische Novellen VII: Zeitstücke by Polina Brejewa, Julia Butschkow, Jan Kristoffer Dale (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gruppe 14 : skjønnlitterær antologi by Bjørn Aagenæs (redaktør), Karin Nygård (redaktør), Sindre Andersen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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