Karine Haaland (born 29 August 1966 in

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and

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, known for the comic strip ''Piray''.

Biography

Haaland made her publishing debut in the student paper ''Universitas'' in 1995, but her breakthrough came with inclusion into the Norwegian magazine ''Larsons Gale Verden'', featuring the cartoons of

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. Her work has since been syndicated to several magazines and newspapers, most notably ''

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'', although the latter has the distinction of having fired her over a censorship dispute. The books containing her work sell well in Norway and are printed in multiple editions. For several years Haaland's strip ran under no title, and featured no named characters. Eventually, recurring characters became named, such as Louïs who started appearing in 1996, Lolito first featured in 1997, Melis in 1999, and Soto & Simson in 2003. The strip was finally given the name ''Piray'' in 2005. Following a long run as supporting strip in ''Larsons Gale Verden'', Haaland changed publisher, and is currently featured in the monthly magazines dedicated to

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Partial bibliography

*''Våre venner menneskene'' (''Our Friends the Human Beings'', 1999,

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, ) *''Streng, men urettferdig'' (''Strict but Unfair'', 2002, Schibsted, ) *''Hva menn vil vite om damer –og hva damer vil vite om menn'' (''What Men Want to Know About Women -and What Women Want to Know About Men'', 2004,

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, ) *''Baller av stål, hjerte av gull'' (''Balls of Steel, Heart of Gold'', 2005, Egmont, ) *''Piray -10 år med tullingene'' (''Piray -10 Years with the Fools'', 2006, Egmont, )

Awards

* 1998: Raptus Dagbladet Comic Strip Award, for ''Han sjøl'' * 1999:

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, for ''Angsten eter sjelen'' (''Angst Eats the Soul'') in ''Våre venner menneskene''

References

External links

on Lambiek Comiclopedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Haaland, Karine 1966 births Living people Norwegian cartoonists Norwegian women cartoonists Norwegian comics artists Norwegian comics writers Norwegian women illustrators Norwegian female comics artists Female comics writers Writers from Bergen Artists from Bergen