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Gunnar Wærness

グンナル・ヴェーネス

Gunnar Wærness

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1971-11-22 (Trondheim)
Nationality
Norwegian
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Trondheim

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
1999-2024

Awards

Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris
1999
Work: Kongesplint
Organization: Norwegian Critics' Association
Result: winner
Dobloug Prize
2023
Organization: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kongesplint

1999 Poetry collection

Takk

2002 Poetry collection

Hverandres

2006 Poetry collection

Bibliography

  • Kongesplint (1999)
  • Takk (2002)
  • Hverandres (2006)
  • Bli verden (2007)
  • Verden finnes ikke på kartet (2010)
  • Tungen og tåren (2013)
  • Venn med alle (2018)
  • Å skrive er å be om for mye (2020)
  • Ta på Jesus/Touch Jesus (2021)
  • Friends with Everyone (2024)

Translations of Works

  • Friends with Everyone (trans. Gabriel Gudding, 2024)

Legacy

Norwegian contemporary poet known for receiving the Dobloug Prize.