- Ari Behn
Infobox Person
name = Ari Behn
caption = Ari Behn inBergen
birth_name = Ari Mikael Bjørshol
birth_date = birth date and age|df=yes|1972|9|30
birth_place =Århus ,Denmark
spouse =Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
children =Maud Angelica Behn Leah Isadora Behn Emma Tallulah Behn
parents = Olav Bjørshol and Marianne Solberg BehnAri Mikael Behn (né Bjørshol, born 30 September 1972) is a Norwegian author and husband of
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway .Life
Behn was born in
Århus ,Denmark , the eldest child and son of Olav Bjørshol and Marianne Solberg Behn. He has two younger siblings, Anja Sabrina and Espen. Behn attended the Waldorf School in Moss and is baptized inThe Christian Community . He has worked as aforklift truck driver, but by the time he met the Princess he had already published his 50 page novel, "Trist som faen". Behn's original surname was "Bjørshol", he later changed it to his maternal grandmother's surname.On 24 May 2002 Behn married
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway . They have three daughters: Maud Angelica; Leah Isadora; and Emma Tallulah.Issue
Press coverage
Behn made the headlines of Norwegian newspapers in the autumn of 2006, when he revealed that he voted for the
Norwegian Labour Party [ [http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/innenriks/article767817.ece Ari Behn stemmer Arbeiderpartiet (Adresseavisen)] ] . His friendship with the current Minister of Culture and Labour leaderTrond Giske has attracted criticism from newspapers and politicians [ [http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/innenriks/politikk/article830800.ece Karrieretrøbbel for Giske (Nettavisen)] ] .Bibliography
*"Trist som faen" ("Sad as hell"), 1999: A collection of short stories
*"Fra hjerte til hjerte" ("From heart to heart"), 2002 in collaboration with wife Märtha Louise, is a book about their wedding
*"Bakgård" ("Backyard"), 2003
*"Entusiasme og raseri" ("Enthusiasm and Rage") , aroman à clef published in October 2006References
External links
* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/norway.html Royal House of Norway]
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