Knut Ødegård (born 6 November 1945) is a Norwegian

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Biography

Born in 1945 in

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, Ødegård made his poetic debut in 1967.''(Norwegian)'' http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=7543 Since then he has published more than fifty books, many volumes of poetry, two novels for young adults, two books about

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, a play, and several reinterpretations. His own works are recognized internationally as deeply original and high quality poetry and his poetry books are translated into 42 languages (2022), among these five separate collections in English. He was the founder and president of the Bjørnson Festival, the Norwegian International Literature Festival, held in homage to

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, for a decade. He was the founder and president of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet, The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression, 2003–2015. He shares his time between a home in Molde and another in

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Selected works

*1982: ''Wind over Romsdal'', poems, translated by George Johnston. *1989: *''Bee-Buzz, Salmon Leap'' (1989), poems, translated by George Johnston.HISTOIRE ADMINISTRATIVE/NOTICE BIOGRAPHIQUE
", George Johnston fonds, ArchivesCanada.ca, Web, 4 May 2011. *2002: ''Missa'', poems, translated by Brian McNeil *2005: ''Judas Iscariot and Other Poems'', translated by Brian McNeil *2009: "Selected Poems", translated by Brian McNeil *2024: "Time has come", translated by Brian McNeil

In Norwegian

* Drøymaren, vandraren og kjelda. Lyrikk. Noregs Boklag, 1967 * Konsert i eit kvitt hus. Lyrikk. Noregs Boklag, 1968 * I pensjonatet. Lyrikk. Noregs Boklag, 1970 * Det mørke regnet. Lyrikk, Aschehoug, 1972 * Einar Bragi: Regn i mai. Gjendikting, Noregs Boklag, 1973 * Færøysk lyrikk. Gjendiktningar av færøysk notidslyrikk med essay. Aschehoug 1974 * Gyula Illyés: Dikt i utval. Gjendikting (s.m. Vince Sulyok). Aschehoug, 1974 * Fuglen og draumen. Barnebok. Noregs Boklag, 1974 * Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson: Ved brunnane. Gjendikting. Aschehoug, 1976 * Hoggormen. Skodespel. Dreyer, 1977 * Vind gjennom Romsdal. Lyrikk. Noregs Boklag, 1978 * Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, i utvalg av Knut Ødegård. Dikt. Den norske Bokklubben, 1979. * Broder Eysteinn: Lilja. Gjendikting med essay. Tiden Norsk Forlag, 1980 * Einarr Skúlason: Geisli. Gjendikting med essay. Tiden Norsk Forlag, 1982 * Biesurr, laksesprang. Lyrikk. Cappelen, 1983 * Ørneblodet. Ungdomsbok. Tiden Norsk Forlag, 1983 * Gudehovet. Ungdomsbok. Cappelen, 1984 * Leid Henrik Ibsen ad Petri Gaut. Essay. 1989 * Moderne islandske dikt. Gjendiktingar med essay. Samlaget, 1990 * Kinomaskinist. Lyrikk. Cappelen, 1991 * Molde, mitt Molde. Dikt og prologar. Molde kommune, 1992. * Island, øya mellom øst og vest. Sakprosa. Aschehoug, 1992 * Buktale. Lyrikk. Cappelen, 1994 * Matthias Johannessen: Om vindheim vide. Gjendikting. Cappelen forlag, 1994 * Dikt i utval (v/Kolbeinn Falkeid og Edvard Hoem). Lyrikk. Cappelen, 1995 * Milan Richter: Røter i lufta. Gjendikting med essay. Cappelen, 1996 * Missa. Lyrikk. Cappelen, 1998 * Island. Fra saga til samtid. Sakprosa. Aschehoug, 1998 * Matthías Johannessen: Salmer i atomalderen. Gjendikting. Cappelen, 2002 * Nysilt. CD s.m. Inger Johanne Brunvoll Band, 2002 * Stephensen-huset. Lyrikk. Cappelen, 2003 * Ödön von Horváth: Historier frå Wienerskogen. Drama. Samlaget, 2003 * Kringsjå. Dikt i utval (v/Thorvald Steen). Lyrikk. Cappelen, 2005 * Grøne dikt. 9 moderne irske lyrikarar. Antologi. Gjendikting med essay (s.m. Jostein Sæbøe). Cappelen, 2005 * Står om enn tårnene faller. Kyrkjespel i høve Molde domkyrkjes 50-års jubileum. 2007 * Jóhann Hjálmarsson: Storm er et vakkert ord. Gjendikting. Solum forlag, 2007 * Knut A. Ødegård sen.: Kornåker under himmelen. Dikt og essay. Fræna kommune, 2009 * Det blomstra så sinnssjukt. Lyrikk. Cappelen Damm, 2009 * Åsmund Sveen: Guten låg i graset. Dikt i utval ved Knut Ødegård og Knut Imerslund, 2009 * Glacovi od cever, covremena, norveska poesija, moderne norsk lyrikk på makedonsk, utval, redigering og innleiingsessay (s.m. Yasminka Markovska). Struga, 2009 * Friedrich Schiller: Don Carlos. Gjendikting. Samlaget, 2010 * Eksempelet Island: om hvordan nykapitalismen angriper et folk. Sakprosa, red. og artiklar. Arneberg forlag, 2010 * Olav den hellige. Spor etter helgenkongen. Essays og gjendiktingar (s.m. Lars Roar Langslet. Forlaget Press, 2011 * Mennesket i sorteringssamfunnet. Sakprosa, red. og bidrag. Arneberg forlag, 2011 * Fine spinn av draumar. Makedonske dikt. Antologi. Gjendiktingar og essay (s.m. Yasminka Markovska). Dreyers forlag, 2011 * Edda-dikt I, Voluspå og Håvåmål. Gjendikting, essay og kommentarar. Cappelen Damm, 2013 * Edda-dikt II, Gudedikt. Gjendikting, essay og kommentarar, Cappelen Damm, 2014 * Liabonden. Prosatekstar. Via Media 2014. * Gerður Kristný: Blodhest. Gjendikting med essay. Nordsjøforlaget, 2014. * Edda-dikt III, Heltedikt 1. Gjendikting, essay og kommentarar. Cappelen Damm, 2015 * Drankarar og galningar. Dikt i utval (v/Endre Ruset og Steinar Opstad). Cappelen Damm, 2015 * Edda-dikt IV, Heltedikt, del 2. Gjendikting, essay og kommentarar. Cappelen Damm, 2016 * UFO og englar over Holmarka. Prosatekstar. Via Media 2016 * Tida er inne. Lyrikk. Cappelen Damm, 2017 * Missa. Lydbok. ebok.no, 2017, * Fuglespråk, roman. Cappelen Damm, 2019. * Sirkusdirektøren - og andre dikt, lyrikk, Cappelen Damm, 2020. * Teikn i sol og måne, prosatekster, Via Media, 2022. * Samuel Pedersens reisedagbok, lyrikk, Cappelen Damm, 2023.

Anthologies

Distinctions

Ødegård is appointed a Norwegian State Scholar by the

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as well as a

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for the

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in Norway (1997) and an honorary professor of literature at the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture, and he has received many prizes and awards for his literary work.

National orders

* : Knight 1. class of the

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(1997) by the

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Foreign orders

* : Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (2009), knighted by Cardinal Foley. Knight Commander (2016). Grand Officer (with star) (2022) * :

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of the

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by the

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(1995). Commander with Star (2017). * Sovereign Military Order of Malta, knighted 2021.

Other

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(1984) by the

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* Anders Jahre Cultural Prize (2001) * Jan Smrek Prize (2009) for his literary work in

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(2011) by the

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* Golden Medal, 1. Prize, World Congress of Poets, Taiwan (2010) * The Goden Key of Smederevo, Serbia (2014) * International poetry prize Le Prix Special and Mihai Eminescu medal, Academie Internationale "Mihai Eminescu", Romania (2015) * International poetry prize The Golden Grape, Kosovo (2016) * Ulaanbaatar international poetry prize, Mongolia (2017) * Festival Poet, Dei nynorske Festspela, Norway (2024) * Le Grand Prix, Académie Internationale "Mihai Eminescu", Romania (2024) * Gold Medal Dionysius Exiguus, Academia Tomitana, Romania (2024)

References

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