Øyvind Rimbereid (born 2 May 1966 in

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) is a

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author and composer of lyric poetry. He has worked as an instructor at ''Skrivekunstakademiet'' in Bergen. Rimbereid holds a

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degree from the

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with high marks in Nordic languages and literature. He won the

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2008 for his poetry collection ''Herbarium''.

Bibliography

*''Det har begynt'' – stories (1993) *''Som solen vokser'' – novel (1996) *''Kommende år'' – stories (1998) *''Seine topografiar'' – poetry (2001) *''Trådreiser'' – poetry (2001) *''

Solaris korrigert ''Solaris korrigert'' is a Norwegian narrative poem by Øyvind Rimbereid, published in 2004 in a book of poetry bearing the same title. The title can be translated into English as "Solaris Corrected", and is a reference to Stanisław Lem's no ...

'' – poetry (2004) *''Hvorfor ensomt leve'', essays (2006) *''Herbarium'', poetry (2008) *''Jimmen'', poetry (2011) *''Orgelsjøen'', poetry (2013) *''Lovene'', poetry (2015) *''Lenis plassar. Et dikt'', poetry (2017)

Prizes

*Sult-prisen 2001 *Den norske Lyrikklubbens pris 2002 *

The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950. ...

(''Kritikerprisen'') 2004, for ''Solaris korrigert'' * The Brage Prize 2008, for ''Herbarium'' *Shortlisted for

Nordic Council's Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

2009, for ''Herbarium'' *

(''Kritikerprisen'') 2013, for ''Orgelsjøen'' *

Aschehougprisen The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, base ...

2017

References

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