Kyrre Andreassen

Kyrre Andreassen
Born	(1971-09-29) 29 September 1971 (age 53)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	novelist, short story writer and translator
Awards	Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature

Kyrre Andreassen (born 29 September 1971) is a Norwegian author and translator. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for 2024.

Career

Born on 29 September 1971, ^[1] he hails from Rødberg. ^[2] Andreassen made his literary debut in 1997 with the short story collection Det er her du har venna dine. ^[3] His novel Barringer came in 1999. He wrote the plays Dette stedet (2002) and Polar (2003), and the book Svendsens catering (2006). ^[1] He was awarded the Sult Prize  [ no ] in 2007. ^[4]

In 2016 he wrote the novel For øvrig mener jeg at Karthago bør ødelegges, ^[1] and his novel Ikke mennesker jeg kan regne med (2024) earned him the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. ^{[5] [6]}

Andreassen has translated Danish literature into Norwegian language, including works by Jonas Eika, Theis Ørntoft and Niviaq Korneliussen. ^[1]

References

1. Herzog, Ingvild Christine. "Kyrre Andreassen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
2. Tveiten, Nikolas Seime (15 December 2024). "Rødberg-forfatteren Kyrre Andreassen har gitt hjembygda en plass i litteraturen". Laagendalsposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
3. Rottem, Øystein (1998). Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 796. ISBN   82-02-16426-5.
4. Brodal, Erik (ed.). "Sultprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
5. "Ettertrakta pris til Per Dybvig". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 6 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
6. Huvenes, Fred; Bikset, Lillian. "Kritikerprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 March 2025.