Samuel Bjørk

(by Penguin Books): Samuel Bjork is the pen name of Norwegian novelist, playwright, and singer/songwriter Frode Sander Øien. Øien wrote his first stage play at the age of twenty-one and has since written two highly acclaimed novels, released six albums, written five plays, and translated Shakespeare, all in his native Norway. Øien currently lives and works in Trondheim. He is the author of I'm Traveling Alone and The Owl Always Hunts at Night.