Vigdis Hjorth

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Vigdis Hjorth
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Hjorth in 2012
Born (1959-07-19) 19 July 1959 (age 64)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Period1986present
GenreNovels, children's stories, adult stories
Children3
Vigdis Hjorth
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Vigdis Hjorth
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Vigdis Hjorth (born 19 July 1959) is a Norwegian novelist. She was long listed for the National Book Award in 2021. [1]

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Life

She grew up in Oslo, and studied philosophy, literature and political science. In 1983, she published her first novel, the children's book Pelle-Ragnar i den gule gården, for which she received Norsk kulturråd's debut award. [2] Her first book for an adult audience was Drama med Hilde (1987). Om bare (2001) is considered her most important novel, and a roman à clef . [3]

Hjorth has mentioned Dag Solstad, Bertold Brecht and Louis-Ferdinand Céline as important literary influences. [4] Hjorth has three children and lives in Asker. [5]

Works in English

Selected bibliography

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References

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  2. "Hjorth, Vigdis". Nordic Women's Literature. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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  5. "Hjorth, Vigdis". Dagbladet. Archived from the original on February 26, 2002. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
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Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Cappelen Prize
1989
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