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Odd Kvaal Pedersen

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Odd Kvaal Pedersen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1935-02-09
Died
1990-03-16 age 55
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Stavanger

Career

Occupations
journalist, author, translator
Active Years
1964-1990
Affiliations
Stavanger Aftenblad (cultural editor)
Influenced
Lars Hertervig

Awards

Fritt Ord Honorary Award
1986
Organization: Fritt Ord Foundation
Result: 受賞
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1987
Work: Narren og hans mester
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Narren og hans mester

1987 novel

Documentary novel about the painter Lars Hertervig.

artist biographymadness

Bibliography

  • Tam tam og transistor
  • Mer enn brød. Utviklingsland og kristent ansvar
  • Afrika i dag—og i morgen
  • Hvit samvittighet. Rapport om apartheid
  • Dobbel frukt
  • Møtesteder
  • Onkel Tom er død. Perspektiv på det religiøse Afrika
  • Guds Kaptein
  • Ildsjel: et portrett av Olav Hodne
  • Gråstein og lengsel. Peilinger i Alfred Hauge tema og litterære landskap
  • Sør-Afrika: Siste trekk. Apartheid som mentalitet og maktsystem
  • Narren og hans mester

Style & Themes

Literary Style
documentary stylesocial issues focus
Recurring Motifs
apartheidAfricaoppressed peoples

Legacy

Norwegian journalist and author known for addressing apartheid in South Africa and developing country issues, recipient of Fritt Ord Honorary Award and Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. Debuted as a fiction author at age 55.

Trivia

  • Debuted as a fiction author at the age of 55.