Erlend Loe is a Norwegian novelist. He worked at a psychiatric clinic, and was later a freelance journalist for Norwegian newspaper Adresseavisen. Loe now lives and works in Oslo where in 1998 he co-founded Screenwriters Oslo - an office community for screenwriters.
In 1993 he debuted with the book Tatt av kvinnen, and a year later published a children's book, Fisken, about a forklift operator named Kurt. Loe has a distinctive style of writing which is often likened to naïve art. He often uses irony, exaggeration and humor.
Min favorittbok! Det er jo egentlig en vakker fotobok, men også en morsom og dyp liten beretning av Erlend Loe. Tilsammen utgjør det en fantastisk opplevelse. Veldig lettlest er den også. Den er rett og slett deilig!
Jeg fant tilfeldigvis boka i hylla på Ullevål sykehus. Det var en gave fra fotografen Bård Løken.