Aagot Vinterbo-Hohr

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Aagot Vinterbo-Hohr
Born (1936-12-02) 2 December 1936 (age 86)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Physician and writer

Aagot Vinterbo-Hohr (born 2 December 1936) is a Norwegian Sami physician and writer.

Biography

Born in Måsøy on 2 December 1936, Vinterbo-Hohr made her literary début in 1987 with the text collection Palimpsest, [1] for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. [2] In an essay on indigenous peoples of Northern Europe, Britt Rajala and Kirsten Thisted described Palimpsest as a book being both intellectual and reflective, “at once international and yet clearly Sami”. [3]

She published the poetry collection Kjærlighetsfuge in 1991. [1]

As literary researcher in her late seventies, in 2013 Vinterbo-Hohr delivered her dr. thesis ...ein Herz, das zu genesen fürchtet. Goethes Wahlverwandtschaften in 21. Jahrhundert gelesen. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aagot Vinterbo-Hohr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. Iversen, Vidar. "Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. Rajala, Britt; Thisted, Kirsten (5 February 2012). "THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTHERN EUROPE". nordicwomensliterature.net. Retrieved 20 August 2023.