Moro, Gabriel Michael Vosgraff
Nominated for the 2009 Youth Critics' Prize
Gabriel Moro was born in Norway in 1981 by Swiss and Norwegian parents. At the age of seven he moved with his family to Uster in Switzerland where he lived for three years. He now resides in Oslo. After graduating from the Waldorf school (Steiner school) in 2000, Moro studied journalism at the University College Oslo, and has later completed a bachelors degree in comparative literature at the University of Oslo.
During the last year of high school, Moro wrote an extended essay on the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. This work was later (2003) published in book form by Solum publishing house, entitled 365 DAYS WITH LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN. In 2005 Aschehoug published Moro´s first novel, AUTOBAHN. This short but intense book received enthusiastic reviews in Norwegian press and some critics acclaimed it as the best novel in 2005. Moro now works on a combined novel and non fiction book about Wittgensteins brothers. When not studying or writing Moro works as an editor for the small internet based publisher, Jung forlag.
Selected bibliography & translations
| Year | Norwegian title | English Title | Rights sold to | Foreign publisher |
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| 2009 | Der lyset slipper inn | Where the Light Enters |
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| 2005 | Autobahn | Autobahn |
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