He worked as a sailor, metal worker and social worker He made his literary debut with the poetry collection Tilegnet in 1973.
Achievements
Aamodt was awarded Gyldendal"s Endowment in 1994, the Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize in 1997, and the Dobloug Prize in 2003. He was nominated to the Nordic Council"s Literature Prize in 1995 for American Broadcasting Company, and again in 1998 for Anchorage.
The Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize (Halldis Moren Vesaas-prisen) is a Norwegian literary prize which is awarded annually to a Norwegian for lyric or other poetry which through the quality and magnitude of the work has established a significant voice in Norwegian poetry.
The Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize (Halldis Moren Vesaas-prisen) is a Norwegian literary prize which is awarded annually to a Norwegian for lyric or other poetry which through the quality and magnitude of the work has established a significant voice in Norwegian poetry.