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Vigdis Hjort
Vigdis Hjorth (born 19 July 1959) is a Norwegian novelist. She was long listed for the National book Award. 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. 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''. Hjorth has mentioned Dag Solstad, Bertold Brecht and Louis-Ferdinand Céline as important literary influences. Hjorth has three children and lives in Asker. Works in English * ''A House of Norway'', Translated by Charlotte Barslund, Norvik Press 2017. * ''Will and Testament,'' Translated by Charlotte Barslund, Verso, 2019. . * '' Long Live the Post Horn!'', Translated by Charlotte Barslund, Verso 2020. * ''Is Mother Dead'', Translated by Charlotte Barslund, Verso 2022. ISBN 978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will And Testament (novel)
''Will and Testament'' ( no, Arv og miljø) is an absurdist fiction novel written by Norwegian author Vigdis Hjorth. It was written and published in 2016 by Cappelen Damm. In 2019 the novel was translated into English by Charlotte Barslund and published by Verso Books. ''Will and Testament'' tells the story of Bergljot, a woman living with a history of sexual assault, as she gets caught up in family drama over an inheritance dispute that reignites childhood trauma. The novel received numerous awards but also received backlash for accused literary ethics violations. Plot ''Will and Testament'' is narrated by Bergljot who recalls the events leading up to and following her father's death through sporadic flashbacks. Bergljot is sexually assaulted and raped by her father, Bjønar, from age five to seven. Her father also physically beats Bergljot's older brother Bård. Bergljot represses these early childhood experiences. As she ages, her guilt-ridden father begins to treat her diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cappelen Prize
The Cappelen Prize ( no, Cappelenprisen) is a Norwegian literary award that was established in 1979 by the publishing company J.W. Cappelens Forlag, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house. It has not been awarded after J.W. Cappelens Forlag merged with N. W. Damm & Søn to Cappelen Damm in 2007. Laureates *1979 – Thorbjørn Egner *1980 – Odd Eidem *1981 – Hans Normann Dahl and Vivian Zahl Olsen *1982 – Bjørg Vik and Jahn Otto Johansen *1983 – Richard Herrmann, Otto Øgrim, Helmut Ormestad and Kåre Lunde *1984 – Lars Saabye Christensen, Ove Røsbak, Rune Belsvik and Karin Sveen *1985 – Kolbein Falkeid and Arvid Hanssen *1986 – Inger Margrethe Gaarder and Fredrik Skagen *1987 – Roy Jacobsen and Håvard Rem *1988 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen *1989 – Vigdis Hjorth *1990 – Kjell Arild Pollestad and Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld *1991 – Paal-Helge Haugen *1992 – Axel Jensen *199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Women Novelists
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Place Of Birth Missing (living People)
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People From Asker
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21st-century Norwegian Novelists
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1959 Births
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Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld
Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld (born 29 March 1951) is a Norwegian journalist, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer. He has worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1976, and been a foreign correspondent for NRK in Moscow for four periods. He has written several books. He received the Narvesen Prize in 1990, the Cappelen Prize in 1990, and the Peer Gynt Prize in 1991. References 1951 births Living people Journalists from Bergen Norwegian non-fiction writers NRK people Norwegian television reporters and correspondents Norwegian people of Jewish descent Norwegian expatriates in the Soviet Union Norwegian expatriates in Russia Mass media people from Bergen {{Norway-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Arild Pollestad
Fr. Kjell Arild Pollestad (born 27 May 1949 in Hå, Jæren) is a Norwegian author, essayist, translator, theologian, philologist, Catholic priest and Dominican. Pollestad studied Russian language and Lutheran theology at the University of Oslo, graduating as cand. theol. in 1977. He graduated in Catholic theology at the Institut Catholique de Toulouse in 1979, and studied ancient Oriental languages (Syriac and Coptic) at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome from 1979 to 1981. He is fluent in a large number of languages. Converting to Catholicism and joining the Dominican Order in 1975, he was ordained a Catholic priest by Bishop John Willem Gran on 12 April 1980. He was head of the press office of the Catholic Church in Norway 1981–1988, and parish priest in Tønsberg 1988–1996. He has lived in the monastery of St. Jacques in Paris since 2005. Pollestad has been a popular and award-winning author since the 1980s. He has published several books and essays, and has trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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