Bjørn Aamodt (24 February 1944 – 29 April 2006) was a Norwegian seaman, industrial worker and poet.

Biography

Aamodt was born in Bærum and died in Oslo, Norway. The son of artist and footballer Asbjørn Aamodt, he graduated

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at Valler Gymnasium in 1962 and later studied

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at the

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, where he graduated in 1975. Between 1962 and 1972, he worked as a sailor and dockworker. He was later employed as a crane operator and metal worker. He made his literary debut with the poetry collection ''Tilegnet'' in 1973. Aamodt was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment jointly with

Kjersti Scheen Kjersti Scheen (born 17 August 1943) is a Norwegian journalist, illustrator, novelist, crime fiction writer and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1976 with the children's book ''Fie og mørket''. Her novel ''Teppefall'' from 1994 ...

in 1994, the Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize in 1997, and the Dobloug Prize in 2003. He was twice nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1995 for ''ABC'' and again in 1998 for ''Anchorage''.

Selected works

*'' Tilegnet'' - 1973 *''Knuter, Mulm og andre dikt'' - 1980 *''Stå'' - 1990 *''ABC'' - 1994 *''Anchorage'' - 1997 *''Atom'' - 2002 *''Arbeidsstykker og atten tauverk'' - 2004 *'' Avskjed'' - 2010

References

1944 births 2006 deaths Writers from Oslo University of Oslo alumni 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets Writers from Bærum 20th-century Norwegian male writers Dobloug Prize winners {{Norway-poet-stub