Geir Gulliksen (writer)

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Geir Gulliksen (born 31 October 1963) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, children's writer, essayist and publisher. He was born in Kongsberg. [1]

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Biography

He made his literary debut in 1986 with the novel Mørkets munn. Among his early poetry collections are Steder: på torget from 1990, and monografi from 1995. [2]

He is chief editor for the publishing house Forlaget Oktober. [1] In 2008 he was awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Geir Gulliksen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. Rottem, Øystein (1998). "Flere vekselbrukere Geir Gulliksen, Niels Fredrik Dahl, Brit Bildøen". Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 738–742. ISBN   82-02-16426-5.