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Torbjørn Færøvik
Torbjørn Færøvik (born 8 June 1948) is a Norwegian historian, journalist and non-fiction writer. He is a three-time recipient of the Brage Prize, and also the last recipient of the Cappelen Prize. References 1948 births Living people Norwegian journalists 20th-century Norwegian historians Norwegian non-fiction writers NRK people 21st-century Norwegian historians {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian People
Norwegians ( no, nordmenn) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation native to Norway, where they form the vast majority of the population. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegians are descended from the Norse of the Early Middle Ages who formed a unified Kingdom of Norway in the 9th century. During the Viking Age, Norwegians and other Norse peoples conquered, settled and ruled parts of the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Norwegians are closely related to other North Germanic peoples and descendants of the Norsemen such as Danes, Swedes, Icelanders and the Faroe Islanders, as well as groups such as the Scots whose nation they significantly settled and left a lasting impact in. The Norwegian language is part of the larger Scandinavian dialect continuum of generally mutually intelligible languages in Scandinavia. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simen Ekern
Simen is a male given name that is a Norwegian variant of Simon. It is also an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include: * Simen Agdestein (born 1967), Norwegian chess grandmaster and retired footballer *Simen Berntsen (born 1976), retired Norwegian ski jumper *Simen Brekkhus (born 1997), Norwegian footballer *Simen Brenne (born 1981), Norwegian footballer * Simen Hestnæs or ICS Vortex (born 1974), Norwegian musician, vocalist of the avant-garde metal band ''Arcturus'' *Simen Kvia-Egeskog (born 2003), Norwegian footballer * Simen Lieungh (born 1960), Norwegian businessperson *Simen Møller (born 1988), Norwegian footballer *Simen Østensen (born 1984), Norwegian cross-country skier *Simen Skappel (1866–1945), Norwegian historian and statistician *Simen Skjønsberg (1920–1993), Norwegian journalist and writer *Simen Wangberg (born 1991), Norwegian footballer *Simen Østby (born 2007), Norwegian footballer Surname * Enrico "Rico" Simen (born 1962), Swiss curler, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Non-fiction 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] |
Norwegian Journalists
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
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffen Kverneland
Steffen Kverneland (born 14 January 1963) is a Norwegian illustrator and comics writer. He was born in Haugesund, and settled in Oslo from 1987. He has specialized on creating comics series based on classical literature. Among his early albums are ''De knyttede never'' from 1993 based on a novel by Øvre Richter Frich, and four volumes of '' Amputerte klassikere''. He was awarded the Brage Prize for non-fiction in 2013, for the biography ''Munch'', a collection of his albums based on the life of painter Edvard Munch. ''Munch'' has been translated into several languages, including French, Dutch, German, Polish, Danish and Korean, supported by Norla, the foundation for Norwegian Literature Abroad. Early publications Kverneland published the comics strip ''Peer Grynt'' in the magazine ''Konk'' in 1980, when he was sixteen years old. In 1982 his strip ''Den moderne Odysseen'', with the character "Karsten Zarathustra", was published in the magazine ''Brage'', under pen name "S. Suse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Fosnes Hansen
Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 6 June 1965) is a Norwegian writer. Hansen was born in New York and made his debut at age twenty with the novel ''Falketårnet''. His best-known work is his second novel, ''Psalm at Journey's End'', which in separate but steadily more interwoven stories follows the individual musicians who end their careers and lives on the ''Titanic''. The book has been translated into more than twenty languages. A sequel to ''Beretninger om beskyttelse'' (Tales of Protection) has been announced but is not yet completed. He has also published poetry and is a frequent contributor to contemporary public cultural discussions. Hansen is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. He was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1990. Hansen gained attention in the Norwegian press after throwing a piece of paper at a representative of the Progress Party during a heated debate on the radio station NRK P2. Bibliography * 1985: ''Falketårnet' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brage Prize
The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature. The Brage Prize has been awarded each fall since 1992 for the following categories: * Fiction * Children's literature * Non-fiction * Open class – a class which varies each year. In addition to these classes, during the first several years the prize was also awarded in the following categories: * Poetry * Textbooks * Picture books * General literature Prize winners Fiction for adults *1992 – Karsten Alnæs, for ''Trollbyen''. *1993 – Øystein Lønn, for ''Thranes metode''. *1994 – Sigmund Mjelve, for ''Område aldri fastlagt''. *1995 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, for ''Fugledansen''. *1996 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff, for ''Skammen''. *1997 – Liv Køltzow, for ''Verden forsvinner''. *1998 – Kjartan Fløgstad, for ''Kron og mynt''. *1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Lygre
Arne Lygre (born 6 February 1968) is a Norwegian novelist and playwright. Among his plays are ''Mamma og meg og menn'' from 1998, staged at Rogaland Teater, and ''Brått og evig'' from 1999, first staged at the National Theatre (Oslo). He was awarded the Brage Prize The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature. The Brage Priz ... in 2004 for the short story collection ''Tid inne''. His first novel was ''Et siste ansikt'' in 2006. From 2014 to 2016 he is the in-house playwright at the National Theatre. References 1968 births Living people Writers from Bergen 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian dramatists and playwrights {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synne Sun Løes
Synne Sun Løes ( born 30 May 1975) is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1999 with the novel ''Yoko er alene''. She was awarded the Brage Prize The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature. The Brage Priz ... in 2002 for the children's book ''Å spise blomster til frokost''. References 1975 births Living people Norwegian women novelists 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian children's writers South Korean emigrants to Norway Norwegian adoptees 20th-century Norwegian women writers {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
