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Erlend Loe

エーレン・ロー

Ererun Rō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-05-24 (Trondheim)
Nationality
Norwegian
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Trondheim (birth) place) → Oslo

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Screenwriter, Film critic
Active Years
1993-
Affiliations
Screenwriters Oslo

Awards

Cappelen Prize
1997
Organization: Cappelen
Result: 受賞
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
1999
Work: L
Result: 受賞
Aschehoug Prize
2013
Organization: Aschehoug
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Naïve. Super

1996 Novel

A humorous story of a naive protagonist exploring the world.

NaivetyQuest for meaning
Translations
  • Translated into over 20 languages

Bibliography

  • Tatt av kvinnen (Gone with the Woman)
  • Naïve. Super
  • L
  • Fakta om Finland
  • Doppler
  • Volvo Trucks
  • Muleum
  • Lazy Days
  • Fvonk
  • Tallying the Inventory
  • Slutten på verden slik vi kjenner den
  • Dyrene I Afrika
  • Helvete
  • Forhandle med virkeligheten: Ett år på ett hjul
  • Drømmenes cykelregister

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Naïve art styleIronyExaggerationHumor
Recurring Motifs
Satire of modern Norwegian society

Legacy

Popular Norwegian novelist in Scandinavia known for humorous and satirical works; Naïve. Super translated into over 20 languages.

Trivia

  • Authored numerous children's books illustrated by Kim Hiorthøy.
  • Worked at psychiatric clinic, substitute teacher, freelance journalist.