Oddmund Hagen

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Oddmund Hagen
Born (1950-02-21) 21 February 1950 (age 74)
Snillfjord, Norway
Occupation(s)Poet
Novelist
Children's writer
Literary critic

Oddmund Hagen (born 21 February 1950) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and literary critic.

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Personal life

Hagen was born in Snillfjord on 21 February 1950. [1]

Literary career

He made his literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection Kvardagar. Other collections are Tiltale from 1980, Heller ikkje du from 1992, and Bort, bort frå dette from 1994. In 1989 he wrote the short story collection Å legge til at alt er borte, and a second collection, Denne brannen, alltid, came in 1995. [2] In 1996 he wrote the novel Utmark, about an outsider who returns home from a journey. [3] His children's books include three picture books about the hare baby "Klumpen", Over jordet from 1998, Rundt jordet from 2000, and Bort frå jordet from 2003 illustrated by Akin Düzakin. [2]

Awards

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References

  1. Roti, Kjetil. "Oddmund Hagen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (28 September 2011). "Oddmund Hagen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. Bakke, Sven Ove; Hobbelstad, Inger Merete; Kvalshaug, Vidar; Nilsen, Morten Ståle (2012). Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag (in Norwegian). Oslo: Spartacus. p. 360. ISBN   978-82-430-0560-0.
  4. "Nynorsk litteraturpris". www.nm.no (in Norwegian). Noregs Mållag. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. Susan Leckey, ed. (2015). The Europa Directory of Literary Awards and Prizes. Routledge. p. 323. ISBN   9781135356323.