Rune Christiansen (born 10 April 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian poet and novelist. He is a professor of creative writing at Telemark University College. He won the Brage Prize in 2014 and the Gyldendal lifetime award in 2015.
Rune Christiansen debuted as a poet in 1986. Since then, he has written twelve collections of poems, and nine novels. He has also translated Alain Bosquet, Eugenio Montale, Frank Kuppner and Edmond Jabès.
He grew up at Østerås and resides in Vestfossen. [1]
Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author and dramatist.
Lars Saabye Christensen is a Norwegian/Danish author.
Knut Ødegård is a Norwegian poet.
Rolf Jacobsen was a Norwegian writer.
Terje Dragseth is a Norwegian poet, author and film director, born in Kristiansand in 1955. Dragseth made his debut in 1980 with his collection of poems titled "Offerfesten". Since then, he's published seventeen poetry collections, and also published poems in anthologies and literary journals. Two books of short stories "Den amerikanske turisten" and Drømmeboka .In 1996, several of his poems written between 1980 and 1995, were published in an anthology, titled "Du. Dikt i utvalg".
Karin Fossum is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime".
Øyvind Rimbereid is a Norwegian author and composer of lyric poetry. He has worked as an instructor at Skrivekunstakademiet in Bergen. Rimbereid holds a cand. philol. degree from the University of Bergen with high marks in Nordic languages and literature. He won the Brage Prize 2008 for his poetry collection Herbarium.
Kjartan Fløgstad is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad was born in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland. He studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently, he worked for a period as an industrial worker and as a sailor before he debuted as a poet with his collection of poems titled Valfart (Pilgrimage) in 1968. He received the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for his 1977 novel Dalen Portland. Other major works include Fyr og flamme, Kron og mynt, Grand Manila and Grense Jakobselv.
Arnold Olav Eidslott was a Norwegian poet.
Britt Karin Larsen is a Norwegian poet, author and government scholar. Larsen debuted as a poet in 1978 with 5 mg blues og andre dikt, and has published many poetry collections and novels since. She is best known for her novel trilogy about Norwegian and Swedish Travellers, De som ser etter tegn (1997), De usynliges by (1998) and Sangen om løpende hester (1999). The trilogy has been called a literary monument for Romany people in Norway. Larsen was given the Norsk PEN's highest freedom prize, the Ossietzky-prisen, in 2000.
Olav Håkonson Hauge was a Norwegian horticulturist, translator and poet.
Jan Erik Vold is a Norwegian lyric poet, jazz vocal reciter, translator and author. He was a core member of the so-called "Profil generation", the circle attached to the literary magazine Profil. Throughout his career as an artist, he has had the ability to reach the public, both with his poetry and his political views. He has contributed greatly to the renewal of Norwegian poetry, and created interest in lyrical poetry. Jan Erik Vold is currently living in Stockholm.
Gunvor Hofmo was a Norwegian writer, often considered one of Norway's most influential modernist poets.
Paal Brekke was a Norwegian lyricist, novelist, translator of poetry, and literary critic. Brekke fled from occupied Norway to Sweden in 1940, when he was 17 years old. He made his literary debut in 1942, with the poetry collection Av din jord er vi til. His first novel was På flukt.
The Nynorsk Literature Prize is awarded annually by Noregs Mållag, Det Norske Teatret and Det Norske Samlaget for the best book in either Nynorsk or dialect. The award is presented for the best novel, poetry, novellas, or drama in the past year.
Marit Tusvik is a Norwegian author, poet and playwright. Tusvik's works have been translated into multiple languages.
Jan Jakob Tønseth was a Norwegian author, poet and translator.
Olav Angell was a Norwegian poet, novelist, science fiction writer, crime fiction writer, translator, anthology editor and jazz musician.
Finn Øglænd is a Norwegian author, poet, translator and literature critic. He grew up on a small holding at Tananger in Sola municipality.
Thomas Boberg is a Danish poet and travel writer. Since his debut in 1984 he has received extensive recognition for his contribution to Danish literature. Since 2018 member of The Danish Academy.
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