▁Be eh ive '), ▁and ▁other ▁collections ▁of ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁poetry . ▁His ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁Swedish , ▁Dan ish , ▁Finn ish , ▁German , ▁Dutch , ▁French , ▁English , ▁Alban ian , ▁Cro at ian ▁and ▁Chinese . ▁▁▁ ▁G ry tt en ▁is ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁the ▁industrial ▁town ▁O dd a , ▁which ▁often ▁features ▁in ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁journalist ▁he ▁has ▁mainly ▁worked ▁for ▁Berg ens ▁T id ende , ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper ▁of ▁Ber gen , ▁Norway . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁Os lo - based ▁national ▁newspaper ▁D ag bl ad et . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Start . ▁Po ems . ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Dans ▁som ▁en ▁som mer f ug l ▁– ▁st ikk ▁som ▁en ▁b ie . ▁Short ▁stories ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Lang dist ans es v ø m mar . ▁Short ▁stories ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁ 8 0 ▁gr ader ▁aust ▁for ▁Bird land . ▁( 8 0 ▁D eg rees ▁East ▁of ▁Bird land ) ▁Short ▁stories ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Me ir ▁en n ▁reg n . ▁Short ▁stories ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁He im ▁att ▁til ▁ 1 9 9 0 – å ra . ▁Short ▁stories ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁B ik ub es ong . ▁Short ▁stories . ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Fro sk en ▁Vert igo ▁og ▁det ▁store ▁spr ang et