Authors
http://www.nrk.no/litteratur/forfattere/ - Click on alphabet for information on any Norwegian author. Biographical information and list of works.
Also, find international authors alphabetically listed.
Authors, an alphabetized list: Information about the author, their works and awards:
http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=20
Under hver forfatter finner du utvalgte anmeldelser, artikler og - hos mange av forfatterne - nyskrevne intervjuer. Over 400 norske forfattere: -
http://www.dagbladet.no/forfatter/forfatter.html
Norwegian authors who have been translated to English (Eng): - http://www.janeriks.no/Books/NO/index.htm
New and used books by Norwegian authors: -
http://www.allbookstores.com/Biography_and_Autobiography/Literary/Authors_Norwegian.html
The Norwegian Authors Union(Eng): - http://forfatterforeningen.no/english.php
(norsk) - http://www.forfatterforeningen.no/index.php
NORWEGIAN AUTHORS:
Below is a more complete list of Norwegian authors, including modern writers.
16th century -
* Absalon Pedersson Beyer (1528 -- 1575) * Peder Claussøn Friis (1545 -- 1614)
17th century -
* Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634 -- 1713) * Petter Dass (1647 -- 1707)
18th century -
* Ludvig Holberg (1684 -- 1754) * Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728 -- 65) * Johan Herman Wessel (1742 -- 85) * Thomas Rosing de Stockfleth (1742 -- 1808) * Johan Nordahl Brun (1745 -- 1816) * Claus Rosing (1746 -- 91) * Claus Frimann (1746 -- 1829) * Johan Vibe (1746 -- 82) * Edvard Storm (1749 -- 94) * Jonas Rein (1760 -- 1842) * Jens Zetlitz (1761 -- 1821)
19th century -
* Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (1792 -- 1842) * Conrad Nicolai Schwach (1793 -- 1860) * Maurits Hansen (1794 -- 1842) * Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807 -- 73) * Henrik Wergeland (1808 -- 45) * Andreas Munch (1811 -- 84) * Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812 -- 85) * Bernhard Herre (1812 -- 49) * Jørgen Moe (1813 -- 82) * Camilla Collett (1813 -- 95) * Ivar Aasen (1813 -- 96) * Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818 -- 70) * Henrik Ibsen (1828 -- 1906) * Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 -- 1910) * Jonas Lie (1833 -- 1908) * Kristian Elster d.e. (1841 -- 81) * Amalie Skram (1846 -- 1905) * Nordahl Rolfsen (1848 -- 1928) * Alexander Kielland (1849 -- 1906) * Jonas Dahl (1849 -- 1919) * Arne Garborg (1851 -- 1924) * Christian Krohg (1852 -- 1925) * Jacob Breda Bull (1853 -- 1930) * Hans Jæer (1854 -- 1910) * Per Sivle (1857 -- 1904) * Gunnar Heiberg (1857 -- 1929) * Jens Tvedt (1857 -- 1935) * Knut Hamsun (1859 -- 1952) * Anders Hovden (1860 -- 1943) * Rasmus Løland (1861 -- 1907) * Rudolf Muus (1862 -- 1935) * Hans Aanrud (1863 -- 1953) * Nils Collett Vogt (1864 -- 1937) * Hans E. Kinck (1865 -- 1926) * Gabriel Finne (1866 -- 99) * Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866 -- 1900) * Tryggve Andersen (1866 -- 1920) * Regine Normann (1867 -- 1939) * Thomas Krag (1868 -- 1913) * Bernt Lie (1868 -- 1916) * Hjalmar Christensen (1869 -- 1925) * Peter Egge (1869 -- 1959)
20th century -
* Nils Kjær (1870 -- 1924) * Vilhelm Krag (1871 -- 1933) * Sven Moren (1871 -- 1938) * Johan Bojer (1872 -- 1959) * Andreas Haukland (1873 -- 1933) * Nini Roll Anker (1873 -- 1942) * Gabriel Scott (1874 -- 1958) * Ragnhild Jølsen (1875 -- 1908) * Olav Duun (1876 -- 1939) * Kristofer Uppdal (1878 -- 1961) * Johan Falkberget (1879 -- 1967) * Cora Sandel (1880 -- 1974) * Oskar Braaten (1881 -- 1929) * Kristian Elster d.y. (1881 -- 1947) * Marie Hamsun (1881 -- 1969) * Sigrid Undset (1882 -- 1949) * Olav Aukrust (1883 -- 1929) * Olaf Benneche (1883 -- 1931) * Olaf Bull (1883 -- 1933) * Olav Nygård (1884 -- 1924) * Sven Elvestad (1884 -- 1934) * Olav Gullvåg (1885 -- 1961) * Alf Larsen (1885 -- 1967) * Magnhild Haalke (1885 -- 1984) * Theodor Dahl (1886 -- 1946) * Herman Wildenvey (1886 -- 1959) * Olav Sletto (1886 -- 1963) * Tore Ørjas¾ter (1886 -- 1968) * Arthur Omre (1887 -- 1967) * Helge Krog (1889 -- 1962) * Aslaug Vaa (1889 -- 1965) * Arnulf Øverland (1889 -- 1968) * Sigurd Hoel (1890 -- 1960) * Sigurd Christensen (1891 -- 1947) * Andreas Markusson (1893 -- 1952) * Inge Krokann (1893 -- 1962) * Trygve Gulbranssen (1894 -- 1962) * Mikkjel Fønhus (1894 -- 1973) * Ronald Fangen (1895 -- 1946) * Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895 -- 1989) * Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896 -- 1964) * Ola Viker (1897 -- 1972) * Tarjei Vesaas (1897 -- 1970) * Emil Boyson (1897 -- 1979) * Johannes Thrap-Meyer (1898 -- 1929) * Ernst Orvil (1898 -- 1985) * Aksel Sandemose (1899 -- 1965) * Gunnar Larsen (1900 -- 58) * Einar Skjæraasen (1900 -- 66) * Rudolf Nilsen (1901 -- 29) * Lars Berg (1901 -- 69) * Nordahl Grieg (1902 -- 43) * Johan Borgen (1902 -- 79) * Egil Rasmussen (1903 -- 64) * Ragnvald Skrede (1904 -- 83) * se Holth (1904 -- 99) * Louis Kvalstad (1905 -- 52) * Inger Hagerup (1905 -- 85) * Jacob Sande (1906 -- 67) * Torborg Nedreaas (1906 -- 87) * Kåre Fasting (1907 -- 83) * Rolf Jacobsen (1907 -- 94) * Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907 -- 95) * Odd Bang-Hansen (1908 -- 84) * Elisabeth Dored (1908 -- 72) * Olav H. Hauge (1908 -- 94) * Nils Johan Rud (1908 -- 93) * Kristian Kristiansen (1909 -- 80) * Claes Gill (1910 -- 73) * Waldemar Brøgger (1911 -- 91) * Torolf Elster (1911 -- 2006) * Sigurd Evensmo (1912 -- 78) * Thorbjørn Egner (1912 -- 90) * Magli Elster (1912 -- 93) * Odd Eidem (1913 -- 88) * Alf Prøysen (1914 -- 70) * Jan Magnus Bruheim (1914 -- 88) * Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915 -- 85) * Agnar Mykle (1915 -- 94) * Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915 -- 96) * Tor Jonsson (1916 -- 51) * Kåre Holt (1916 -- 97) * Ebba Haslund (1917 -- ) * AndrŽ Bjerke (1918 -- 85) * Hans Børli (1918 -- 89) * Johannes Heggland (1919 -- ) * Richard Herrmann (1919 -- ) * Jens Bjørneboe (1920 -- 76) * Kjell Aukrust (1920 -- 2002) * Ragnhild Magerøy (1920 -- ) * Gunvor Hofmo (1921 -- 95) * Terje Stigen (1922 -- ) * Paal Brekke (1923 -- 93) * Arnljot Eggen (1923 -- ) * Odd Abrahamsen (1924 -- 2001) * Finn Carling (1925 -- 2004) * Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925 -- ) * Anker Rogstad (1925 -- 1994) * Marie Takvam (1926 -- ) * Vera Henriksen (1927 -- ) * Erling Christie (1928 -- 96) * Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929 -- ) * Kjell Askildsen (1929 -- ) * Georg Johannesen (1931 -- 2005) * Peter Røwde Holm (1931 -- ) * Finn Alnæs (1932 -- 91) * Arvid Hanssen (1932 -- 98) * Axel Jensen (1932 -- 2003) * Kolbein Falkeid (1933 -- ) * Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (1934 -- ) * Stein Mehren (1935 -- ) * Bjørg Vik (1935 -- ) * Øystein Lønn (1936 -- ) * Fredrik Skagen (1936 -- ) * Arild Nyquist (1937 -- 2004) * Karsten Alnæs (1938 -- ) * Anne Karin Elstad (1938 -- ) * Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938 -- ) * Tor Obrestad (1938 -- ) * Tor ge Bringsværd (1939 -- ) * Jan Erik Vold (1939 -- ) * Einar Økland (1940 -- ) * Gerd Brantenberg (1941 -- ) * Knut Faldbakken (1941 -- ) * Dag Solstad (1941 -- ) * Karl-Halvor Teigen (1941 -- ) * Tove Lie (1942 -- ) * Herbjørg Wassmo (1942 -- ) * Tor Edvin Dahl (1943 -- ) * Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943 -- ) * Jon Bing (1944 -- ) * Kjartan Fløgstad (1944 -- ) * Ingar Knudtsen (1944 -- ) * Jon Michelet (1944 -- ) * Espen Haavardsholm (1945 -- ) * Paal-Helge Haugen (1945 -- ) * Liv Køltzow (1945 -- ) * Britt Karin Larsen (1945 -- ) * Øyvind Myhre (1945 -- ) * Klaus Hagerup (1946 -- ) * Stig Holmås (1946 -- ) * Gunnar Staalesen (1947 -- ) * Toril Brekke (1949 -- ) * Edvard Hoem (1949 -- ) * Kaj Skagen (1949 -- ) * Karin Sveen (1949 -- ) * Alf R. Jacobsen (1950 -- ) * Steinar Løding (1950 -- ) * Per Knutsen (1951 -- ) * Ingar Sletten Kolloen (1951 -- ) * Steinar Lem (1951 -- 2009) * Cecilie Løveid (1951 -- ) * Mari Osmundsen (1951 -- ) * Torild Wardenær (1951 -- ) * Ketil Bjørnstad (1952 -- ) * Jostein Gaarder (1952 -- ) * Jo Eggen (1952 -- ) * Ragnar Hovland (1952 -- ) * Tove Nilsen (1952 -- ) * Lars Amund Vaage (1952 -- ) * Per Petterson (1952 -- ) * Lars Saabye Christensen (1953 -- ) * Jan Kjærstad (1953 -- ) * Tor Ulven (1953 -- 1995) * Arild Dahl (1954 -- ) * Karin Fossum (1954 -- ) * Roy Jacobsen (1954 -- ) * Torgeir Schjerven (1954 -- ) * Thorvald Steen (1954 -- ) * Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956 -- ) * Rune Belsvik (1956 -- ) * Unni Lindell (1957 -- ) * Anne B. Ragde (1957 -- ) * Erlend Aas (1957 -- ) * Finn Øglænd (1957 -- ) * Torgrim Eggen (1958 -- ) * Anne Holt (1958 -- ) * Tom Egeland (1959 -- ) * Jon Fosse (1959 -- ) * Vigdis Hjorth (1959 -- ) * Annette Mattsson (1959 -- ) * Ove Røsbak (1959 -- ) * Oystein Alme (1960 -- ) * Frode Grytten (1960 -- ) * Jo Nesbø (1960 -- ) * Knut Nærum (1961 -- ) * Gro Dahle (1962 -- ) * Elin Brodin (1963 -- ) * Beate Grimsrud (1963 -- ) * Liv Heløe (1963 -- ) * Terje Holtet Larsen (1963 -- ) * Levi Henriksen (1964 -- ) * Nikolaj Frobenius (1965 -- ) * Erik Fosnes Hansen (1965 -- ) * Linn Ullmann (1966 -- ) * Trude Brænne Larssen (1967 -- ) * Sverre Henmo (1968 -- ) * Karl Ove Knausgård (1968 -- ) * Arnfinn Kolerud (1968 -- ) * Hilde K Kvalvaag (1968 -- ) * Erlend Loe (1969 -- ) * Hanne Ørstavik (1969 -- )
21st century (note how young these writers are)
* Nils-Øivind Haagensen (1971 -- ) * Ari Behn (1972 -- ) * Bertrand Besigye (1972 -- ) * Pedro Carmona-Alvarez (1972 -- ) * Henrik H. Langeland (1972 -- ) * Tore Renberg (1972 -- ) * Øyvind Vågnes (1972 -- ) * Pål Gitmark Eriksen (1973 -- ) * Matias Faldbakken (1973 -- ) * Gunnhild Øyehaug (1975 -- ) * Ingeborg Arvola (1975 -- ) * Pål Johan Karlsen (1975 -- ) * Morten Vågen (1975 -- ) * Finn Ørjan Sæle (1975 -- ) * Mette Karlsvik (1978 -- ) * Johan Harstad (1979 -- )
Jon Fosse: He has in the later years become a major playwright on the international scene, being likened to Ibsen. His plays have had success all over the world. Some of his plays are translated into English: Plays One: "Someone Is Going to Come", "The Name", "The Guitar Man", "The Child"; Plays Two: "A Summer's Day", "Dream of Autumn", "Winter"; The Girl on the Sofa; and Nightsongs.
Linn Ullmann: She is the daughter of actress Liv Ullman and filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Married to an author, she has become a successful author in her own right through her novels Stella Descending; Before You Sleep and Grace.
Åsne Seierstad is a journalist, who has written a book that became very successful, but also very controversial because of the way this Kabul bookseller and his family are portrayed; The Bookseller of Kabul. A Hundred and One Days: A Reporter's Journey is her account of her days following the Iraqi War from Baghdad, being one of the few journalists still there when the Allies entered the town.
Eirik Fosnes Hansen: Psalm at Journey's End, Tales of Protection (novels).
Lars Saabye Christensen: The Half Brother, Herman, The Joker (novels).
Pernille Rygg: The Golden Section, The Butterfly Effect (Crime/ thriller).
Gunnar Staalesen: The Writing on the Wall, At Night All Wolves are Grey, Yours Until Death (Crime/thriller in the modern hard-boiled tradition after Raymond Chanlder and Ross MacDonald, set in Bergen on Norway's west coast, Norway's second largest town.)
Bergljot Hobæk Haff: Shame (Novel)
Per Petterson: To Siberia; In the Wake (Novel)
Thorvald Steen: Don Carlos: a letter (Novel)
Rolf Jacobsen: The Roads Have Come to an End Now: Selected and Last Poems; North in the World: Selected Poems; The Silence Afterwards: Selected Poems; Breathing Exercise; Night Open: Selected Poems (Poems) Non-fiction:
Nils (Johan) Ringdal: Love for Sale: A Global History of Prostitution. In spite of what the TLS says, Ringdal is not a journalist - he is a well-known professor of history at the University of Oslo, and the author of a number of books. He is also well known as an outspoken practising homosexual, and he has also written a rather personal book about this.The many facets of sex is a subject that is of particular interest to Ringdal, and this book is one result of this.
Ari Behn, read about him; also see videos and hear interview.
http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=2704691
Sigrid Undset - autobiography: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1928/undset-autobio.html
Sigrid Undset - bio information and list of works:
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/undset.htm
Erlend Loe - article about Naiv Super: (Eng):
http://www.bookslut.com/fiction/2003_12_001157.php
Books by Erlend Loe:
http://www.apronus.com/books/erlend_loe.htm
Cappelen's page on Erlend Loe:
http://www.cappelen.no/main/Katalog.aspx?f=7055
Novel- "Naiv Super" by Erlend Loe, Story is about a 22-year old young man
trying to find himself. Read a sample from the book:
http://www.antimoon.com/norsk/reports/naivsuper.htm
Knut Hamsun, his Nobel Prize, his books:
http://almaz.com/nobel/literature/1920a.html
http://www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/1920/hamsun-speech.html
Amazon's collection of Knut Hamsun books:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-9423990-5798564?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Knut+Hamsun&Go.x=8&Go.y=8
Anne Holt; Cappelen's webpage on Anne Holt. book descriptions. Also click on authors A-Z http://www.cappelen.no/main/forfatter.aspx?f=7035
Wikipedia.no page on Anne Holt:
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Holt
Thorbjørn Egner - Norwegian author of children's books,
http://www.aftenposten.no/alex/litterat/forfatte/egnertho.htm
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