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| Born | 21 December 1935 Vinje, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, publisher and biographer |
| Employer | NRK |
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| Relatives | Guri Vesaas (sister) |
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Olav Vesaas (born 21 December 1935) is a Norwegian journalist, biographer and publisher.
Vesaas was born on 21 December 1935 in Vinje to novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas, and is a brother of Guri Vesaas. [1] [2] [3] From 1968 to 1998 he was assigned with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, where he mainly hosted programs on literature. From 1974 to 1990 he hosted the linguistic radio show Språkrøret, along with philologist Finn-Erik Vinje. [1] From 1978 to 1980 he chaired the Nynorsk publishing house Det Norske Samlaget. [1] In 2018 he was awarded Storegutprisen , for his lifelong contributions to literature and language. [1]
Vinje is a municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark which is part of Øvre Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Åmot. Other villages in the municipality include Arabygdi, Edland, Grunge, Haukeli, Krossen, Møsstrond, Nesland, Øyfjell, Raulandsgrend, and Vinje.
Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II.
Vest-Telemark is a traditional district in Norway. The 7,699-square-kilometre (2,973 sq mi) area comprises the western areas of the larger region known as Upper Telemark in Vestfold og Telemark county. The region consists of six municipalities: Fyresdal, Tokke, Vinje, Nissedal, Kviteseid, and Seljord. In 2020, there were 13,903 residents in the region. The area of Vest-Telemark was historically called Øvre Telemark vestfjelske.
Georg Johannesen was a Norwegian author and professor at the University of Bergen.
Halldis Moren Vesaas was a Norwegian poet, translator and writer of children's books. She established herself as one of the leading Norwegian writers of her generation.
Events in the year 1963 in Norway.
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Guri Vesaas is a Norwegian writer and translator of children's books, and former editor at the publishing house Samlaget.
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Vesaas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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