Lars Saabye Christensen is a gifted storyteller, a narrator who is imaginative yet down to earth. Born on 21 September 1953 in Oslo, he is half Danish and holds both Norwegian and Danish citizenship. Raised in the Skillebekk neighborhood of Oslo, he spent many years in Sortland Municipality in northern Norway; both places play a major role in his work. Currently, he lives in Blindern, the university district of Oslo.

Since his debut in 1976, Saabye Christensen has written ten collections of poetry, five collections of short stories, and twelve novels. His great breakthrough came with the novel Beatles in 1984, with over 200,000 copies sold in Norway. He is known for his realism intertwined with poetic imagery and ingenious incidents, conveyed in a metropolitan language and slang that feels genuine.

Saabye Christensen's works often feature heroes with a good deal of self-irony. Critics frequently draw parallels with the black humor of Woody Allen. Despite the lively portrayals, melancholy often lurks beneath the surface in his books.

Some of his most renowned works include Beatles (1984), Herman (1988), which won the Critic's Prize in Norway and was adapted into a film in 1990, and The Half Brother, a bestseller that earned him his consolidation in the international market, being published in 25 countries and receiving the prestigious Nordic Council Literature Prize.

In addition to writing, Saabye Christensen has a passion for music. He has written several songs for Norwegian blues singer Kare Virud, participated in his performances by reciting them, and his voice appears on one of Virud's albums, La cicatriz azul.