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Stig Sæterbakken

スティグ・セーテルバッケン

Stig Sæterbakken

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1966-01-04 (Lillehammer)
Died
2012-01-24 (Norway) age 46
Nationality
Norwegian
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Lillehammer, Norway

Career

Occupations
Author, Translator
Active Years
1984-2012
Affiliations
Norwegian Festival of Literature
Nominations
Nominated for P2-listener's Novel prize and Youth's Critics' Prize (2007, Invisible Hands)

Awards

Osloprisen
2006
Work: The Visit
Organization: City of Oslo
Result: 受賞
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
2007
Work: Assisted Living (translation)
Result: 受賞
Bokklubbene's Translation Prize
2007
Work: Assisted Living (translation)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Siamese

1997 Novel

A novel marking a significant departure in his style.

Identity
Translations
  • Swedish, Danish, Czech, English

Bibliography

  • Flytende paraplyer (1984), 23 dikt (1985), Sverdet ble til et barn (1986), Vandrebok (1988), Incubus (1991), Det nye testamentet (1993), Estetisk salighet (1994), Siamese (1997), Self-Control (1998), Sauermugg (1999), Det onde øye (2001), Kapital (2003), The Visit (2006), Invisible Hands (2007), Ja. Nei. Ja (2009), Don't Leave Me (2009), Dirty Things (2010), Umuligheten av å leve (2010), Through the Night (2011), Det fryktinngydende (2011), De Press: Block to Block (2011), Essays i utvalg (2012), Der jeg tenker er det alltid mørkt (2012)

Translations by Author

  • Translation of Nikanor Teratologen's Assisted Living

Translations of Works

  • Siamese (English, 2010), Self-Control (English, 2012), Through the Night (English, 2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Prose innovationBlending of essays and novels
Recurring Motifs
Evil eyeAesthetic bliss

Health

  • Suicide
    2012
    Died at age 46

Legacy

Norwegian author known for the S-trilogy, translated into English, involved in literary festival controversy.

Trivia

  • Debuted poetry collection at age 18.
  • Resigned over David Irving invitation.