Øystein Hauge (born 10 December 1956 in

Vegårshei Vegårshei is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Myra. Other villages in Vegårshei include Mo and Ubergsmoen. The municipality is the ...

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) is a Norwegian writer. He hails from

. He debuted in 1989 with the poetry collection ''Messe og maskespel'' . Outside of literature, he has worked as a civil servant in the

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and the Compulsory Civilian National Service Administration.

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