Nina Lykke (writer)

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Nina Lykke
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Born1965 (age 5859)
NationalityNorwegian
Education graphic design
Alma mater Den Grafiske Højskole
Occupation(s)Novelist
Short story writer
Notable workFull spredning
Awards Brage Prize (2019)

Nina Lykke (born 17 June 1965), is a Norwegian writer. Her literary themes include elements of dark satire mixed with humour and tragedy.

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She received the Brage Prize in 2019, for the novel Full spredning.

Personal life and education

Born on 17 June 1965, [1] Lykke is educated as graphic designer from Den Grafiske Højskole in Copenhagen. She resides in Oslo. [2]

Career

Lykke made her literary debut in 2010 with the short story collection Orgien, og andre fortellinger. She followed up with the novel Oppløsningstendenser in 2013. Her novel Nei og atter nei, a family drama from 2016, was characterized as her literary breakthrough. [2] [3]

Lykke’s literary themes include elements of dark satire mixed with humour and tragedy. [2] Her novel Full spredning from 2019, earned her the Brage Prize, and became a bestseller in Norway. [4] [5] Subtitled "En legeroman" (A doctor's novel), the principal character "Elin", who is a physician and has been married to "Axel" for two decades, finds everything turned upside down when her ex "Bjørn" appears on Facebook. [6] She moves into her doctor's office in an absurd cohabitation with the plastic skeleton "Tore", with whom she has unpleasant dialogues. Thematics in the novel include infidelity, dissolution of marriage, and decadence of the middle class. As of 2023, the novel had been translated into 18 languages. An adaptation for theatre was staged at Nationaltheatret in 2021. [2]

The novel Vi er ikke her for å ha det morsomt from 2022 explores the Norwegian middle class, and also contains satiric comments on so-called reality literature. [2]

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References

  1. "Nina Lykke". forfatterkatalogen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Andersen, Per Thomas. "Nina Lykke". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. "Nina Lykke". oktober.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Brageprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2020). "Litteratur". Hvem Hva Hvor 2021 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Vigmostad & Bjørke. pp. 295, 303. ISBN   978-82-419-5305-7.
  6. "Full spredning". oktober.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 March 2021.