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Kjell Heggelund

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Kjell Heggelund

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1932-12-16 (Hamar)
Died
2017-02-08 (Norway) age 84
Nationality
Norwegian
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Hamar → Tønsberg → Bergen

Career

Occupations
Literary historian, University lecturer, Magazine editor, Publisher, Poet, Translator, Literary critic
Active Years
1966-2004
Affiliations
University of Oslo, Aschehoug

Awards

Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment
1968
Result: 受賞
Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl
1995
Result: 受賞
Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award
1996
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Reisekretser

1966 Poetry

Poetry collection

Renewal of Norwegian poetry

I min tid

1967 Poetry

Poetry collection

Renewal of Norwegian poetry

Punkt 8

1969 Poetry

Poetry collection

Renewal of Norwegian poetry

Translations by Author

  • Mao Tsetungs dikt (with Tor Obrestad)
  • Works by Paul Éluard, Robert Desnos, Henri Michaux, Benjamin Péret

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Important contribution to the renewal of Norwegian poetry in the late 1960s

Legacy

Norwegian literary researcher, poet, translator, and critic.