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Gunnhild Øyehaug

グンヒルド・オイェハウグ

Gunnhild Øyehaug

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1975-01-09 (Volda Municipality, Norway)
Nationality
Norwegian
Languages
Norwegian

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, lecturer
Active Years
1998-2024
Affiliations
Vagant (co-editor), Kraftsentrum (co-editor), Morgenbladet (literary critic), Klassekampen (literary critic), University of Bergen (lecturer in literary theory)
Nominations
Nominated for Brage Prize (2004, Knutar)

Education

University of Bergen
Comparative Literature
Degree: M.A.
Country: Norway

Awards & Nominations

O. Henry Award 1 appearances
  1. Work: Apples

    A story about desire, repetition, and the habits that shape intimacy.

    A story about desire, repetition, and the habits that shape intimacy.

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Works

Major Works

Slaven av blåbæret

1998 Poetry

Knutar

2004 Short stories
Translations
  • Knots: Stories

Stol og ekstase

2006 Essays and short stories

Vente, blinke

2008 Novel
Adaptations
  • [Film] Kvinner i for store herreskjorter / Yngvild Sve Flikke (2015)
Translations
  • Wait, Blink: A Perfect Picture of Inner Life

Bibliography

  • Slaven av blåbæret (Poetry, 1998)
  • Knutar (Short stories, 2004)
  • Stol og ekstase (Essays and short stories, 2006)
  • Vente, blinke (Novel, 2008)

Translations of Works

  • Knots: Stories (2017)
  • Wait, Blink: A Perfect Picture of Inner Life (2018)

Legacy

Norwegian poet, writer, and lecturer known for her innovative prose.