Lars Mytting

Lars Mytting (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian writer.

He achieved international success with the non-fiction book Hel ved (2011). His awards include the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Dobloug Prize.

Born in Fåvang on 1 March 1968, Mytting made his literary debut in 2006 with the novel Hestekrefter, where focus partly is on cars. His next novel, Vårofferet from 2010, centers around life as a soldier and military equipment. His non-fiction book Hel ved from 2011 was his breakthrough internationally. He has further issued the historical novels Søsterklokkene (2018) and Hekneveven (2020).

He was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize in 2014, for the novel Svøm med dem som drukner, and the Dobloug Prize in 2022.