 He made his literary debut in 1966 with two books, the poetry collection "Kollisjon" and a collection of short stories, "Vind", and received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for these two books.He was a member of the so-called "Profil generation" in 1968, the circle attached to the literary magazine "Profil".He wrote biographies on Arne Garborg, Hulda Garborg, Alexander Kielland and Einar Førde.