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Bjørnson Prize
The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression (''Det Norske Akademi for Litteratur og Ytringsfrihet'') is a Norwegian institution founded by the poet Knut Ødegård in 2003 and also called ''Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet''. Its objective is to promote understanding of other cultures and literary free speech. The membership includes Norwegian and foreign scholars, authors, politicians, and journalists. The organization's 2016 President was Kristenn Einarsson. The Bjørnson Prize The association annually awards the international (''Bjørnsonprisen'') which includes a cash award of 100,000 kroner (approximately €10,000). Recipients of the award: * 2004 – Vivian Fouad and Samir Morcos (Egypt), for promotion of relations between Muslims and Christians. * 2005 – Esma Redzepova ( Republic of Macedonia), for championing the Roma people (gypsies). * 2006 – Hrant Dink, Editor-in-Chief of the Armenian bi-lingual weekly paper '' Agos'' (Istanbul Istan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Ødegård
Knut Ødegård (born 6 November 1945) is a Norway, Norwegian poet. Biography Born in 1945 in Molde (town), Molde, Norway, Ødegård made his poetic debut in 1967.''(Norwegian)'' http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=7543 Since then he has published more than fifty books, many volumes of poetry, two novels for young adults, two books about Iceland, a play, and several reinterpretations. His own works are recognized internationally as deeply original and high quality poetry and his poetry books are translated into 42 languages (2022), among these five separate collections in English. He was the founder and president of the Bjørnson Festival, the Norwegian International Literature Festival, held in homage to Nobel Prize for Literature, Nobel laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, for a decade. He was the founder and president of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet, The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression, 2003–2015. He shares his time between a home i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |