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Erlend Loe
Erlend Loe (24 May 1969, Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Loe writes both children's and adult literature. He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels, although his stories have become darker in tone, moving towards a more satirical criticism of modern Norwegian society. Biography Erlend Loe worked at a psychiatric clinic, as a substitute teacher and as a freelance journalist for Norwegian newspaper Adresseavisen. Loe now lives and works in Oslo where in 1998 he co-founded ''Screenwriters Oslo'' - an office community for screenwriters. His first book ''Tatt av kvinnen'' (''Gone with the Woman'') was published in 1993, and a year later published a children's book, ''Fisken'' (''The Fish''), about a forklift operator named Kurt. Loe has a distinctive style of writing which is often likened to naïve art. He often uses irony, exaggeration and humor. His children's books are illustrated by Kim Hiorthøy. Loe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and was the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the major technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post, and it served as the capital of Norway during the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros, and the site of the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated in 1838. The current municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naïve Art
Naïve art is usually defined as visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). When this aesthetic is emulated by a trained artist, the result is sometimes called '' primitivism'', ''pseudo-naïve art'', or ''faux naïve art''. Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily derive from a distinct popular cultural context or tradition; indeed, at least in the advanced economies and since the Printing Revolution, awareness of the local fine art tradition has been inescapable, as it diffused through popular prints and other media. Naïve artists are aware of "fine art" conventions such as graphical perspective and compositional conventions, but are unable to fully use them, or choose not to. By contrast, outsider art (''art brut'') denotes works from a similar context but which have only minimal contact with the mainstream art world. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Children's Writers
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Johannesen
Georg Johannesen (22 February 1931 – 24 December 2005) was a Norwegian author and professor at the University of Bergen. Background He was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Knut Johan Johannesen (1900–1979) and Ingeborg Malene Olsdatter Skaalevik (1902–1981). Johannesen graduated artium at Bergen Cathedral School in 1949. He studied history, English and Norwegian at University of Oslo and took his master's degree in Literature History in 1960. He wrote his dissertation ''Vårmotivet hos Olaf Bull'' on the poetry of Olaf Bull (1883-1933). From 1960-63, he was a high school lecturer and 1964-69 a freelance author and writer. In 1969 he joined the University of Bergen as assistant teacher at the Nordic Institute. He was a senior lecturer in Scandinavian literature from 1977, associate professor in 1981-86 and in 1996 he was appointed professor in rhetoric. He drowned during 2005 while on vacation in Egypt. Writing career Georg Johannesen's entered the lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Nygårdshaug
Gert Hermod Nygårdshaug (born 22 March 1946 at Tynset) is a Norwegian author. He has written poems, children's books and novels, and is in particular known for the series of crime novels featuring the gastronomer amateur detective Fredric Drum. Nygårdshaug's writing enjoys a diverse background from his extensive knowledge and travelling, in particular in South America. Ancient cultures, archaeology, fly fishing, gastronomy and wine are some of the recurring themes in his novels based on his own personal interests and hobbies. In 2004 the South African film company Lithium Entertainment bought the film rights to four of Nygårdshaug's books: ''Mengele Zoo'', ''Himmelblomsttreets muligheter'' (''Heaven’s Flower Tree''), ''Prost Gotvins geometri'' (''Priest Gotvin’s Geometry'') and ''Afrodites basseng'' (''The Pool of Aphrodite''). The eco crime novel '' Mengele Zoo'' (1989) was in 2007 voted "the People's Favourite" during the literature festival of Lillehammer. Nygårdsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørn Tomter
Jørn or Jorn is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Jørn Andersen (born 1963), Norwegian former professional footballer *Jorn Barger (born 1953), American blogger, editor of ''Robot Wisdom'', an influential early weblog *Jørn Christensen (born 1959), Norwegian artist, actor, and record producer * Jørn Didriksen (born 1953), former speed skater from Norway *Jørn Goldstein (born 1953), Norwegian Olympic ice hockey goalie *Jørn Hurum (born 1967), Norwegian paleontologist and popularizer of science *Jørn Inge Tunsberg (born 1970), Norwegian black metal musician * Jørn Jamtfall (born 1966), Norwegian football coach and a former goalkeeper *Jørn Jensen, one of the earliest Danish programmers *Jørn Jeppesen (1919–1964), Danish stage and film actor *Jørn Krab (born 1945), Danish rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics *Jørn Lande (born 1968), Norwegian heavy metal and hard rock singer, aka Jorn * Jørn Lier Horst (born 1970), Norwegian autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petter Amundsen , a museum in Alstahaug, Norway dedicated to Lutheran priest and poet P ...
Petter may refer to: People: *Petter (given name) *W. E. W. Petter, English aircraft designer *Arlie Petters, a Belizean-American mathematical physicist *Tom Petters, former CEO and chairman of Petters Group Worldwide Place names: *Petter Bay, a bay on Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands, in Scotland In business: *Lister Petter, a British manufacturer of internal combustion engines **Petters Limited, a former manufacturer of internal combustion engines, and one of Lister Petter's predecessors *Petters Group Worldwide, a diversified company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota Other: *The Petter Chamor, a mitzvah in Judaism *Petter Dass Museum The Petter Dass Museum ( no, Petter Dass-museet) in Alstahaug, Norway is a museum dedicated to the priest and poet Petter Dass. The museum was established in 1966 and is a division of the Helgeland Museum. In 1999, Alstahaug was selected as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klatretøsen
''Klatretøsen'' ( en, The Climbing Girl) is a 2002 Danish crime comedy film directed by . A remake from this Danish blockbuster was made in 2004 with the name ''Catch That Kid''. The film's tagline is "The gutsiest girl since Pippi Longstocking." ''Klatretøsen'' was produced by Nimbus Film. Plot Ida, with help from her two best friends Sebastian and Jonas, robs the bank where her mother works, to get the money to save her dying father. During the heist, the kids overcome high-tech security systems, guard dogs, and a nasty head of security to get to a bank vault suspended 100 feet off the ground. Cast * as Ida Johansen * as Sebastian Klausen * Mads Ravn as Jonas Balgaard * William Haugaard Petersen as William Johansen * Lars Bom as Klaus Johansen – Ida's father * as Maria Johansen – Ida's mother * Anders W. Berthelsen as Henrik (guard) * Casper Jexlev Fomsgaard as Johnny Klausen * as Hartmann Reception The film has been recognised as "a good film for kids" and "a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Løken
Bård Løken (born 6 February 1964 in Vadsø) is a Norwegian photographer, living in Elverum. He has worked as a photographer since 1985. He has taken pictures for a number of books, and worked with some of Norway's best known authors since the start of the 1990s. Løken mainly deals with nature and landscape photography. He has also been picture editor for the last four issues of NAF Veibok. Løken is a member of Norske Naturfotografer and signed to the picture agency Samfoto . Bibliography * ''Oslomarka – Årstidene, naturen, stemningene'', Ernst G. Mortensens forlag, Oslo (1993) * ''Markaboka'' (with Jørn Areklett Omre), Orion Forlag, Oslo (1995) * ''Jotunheimen, bill.mrk. 2469'' (with Erlend Loe), Orion Forlag, Oslo (2000) * ''Med kamera i naturen'', Naturforlaget, Oslo (2001) * ''Norway: facing the north'' (with Trym Ivar Bergsmo), Culture and art publishing house, Beijing, China (2001) * ''Norske omveier – i blues og bilder'' (with Lars Saabye Christensen), Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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