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Ragnar Hovland

ラーグナル・ホーヴラン

Rāgunaru Hōvuran

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1952-04-15 （Bergen）
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian, Nynorsk
Religion
Church of Norway
Residence History
Bergen → Strandvik → Luster

Career

Occupations
novelist, essayist, poet, children's writer
Active Years
1979-2024

Awards

Brage Prize
1992
Work: Ein motorsykkel i natta
Category: 児童・YA部門
Organization: Brage Prize committee
Result: 受賞
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
2001
Work: Ei vinterreise
Result: 受賞
Dobloug Prize
2008
Result: 受賞
Bastian Prize for Children's and Young-Adult Books
2008
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Alltid fleire dagar

1979 novel

The book follows four young boys from secondary school to college. Their interests circle around rock music, alcohol, a dose of politics and girls.

youthmusicrebellion

Vegen smal og porten trang

1981 short story collection

Short story collection including surrealistic tales like beat poets reading to sheep and lovers surprised by father.

surrealismsatire

Ein motorsykkel i natta

1992 children's novel

Children's book awarded Brage Prize.

adventure

Ei vinterreise

2001 novel

Novel awarded Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature.

Bibliography

  • Alltid fleire dagar
  • Vegen smal og porten trang
  • Sveve over vatna
  • Ein motorsykkel i natta
  • Ei vinterreise
  • Stille natt
  • Dr. Munks popleksikon

Style & Themes

Literary Style
surrealisticsatiricalpoetic
Recurring Motifs
strange adventuresyouth everyday life

Legacy

Norwegian writer acclaimed for novels, essays, poetry, and children's books, winner of several prestigious literary prizes.

Trivia

  • Grandfather was priest Ragnvald Indrebø.