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Ragnar Hovland (born 15 April 1952 in Bergen) is a Norwegian novelist, essayist, poet, and writer of children's books.[1][2]

Ragnar Hovland
Hovland in 2013
Born (1952-04-15) 15 April 1952 (age 70)
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationnovelist, essayist, poet and children's writer
RelativesRagnvald Indrebø (grandfather)
Awards
  • Brage Prize (1992)
  • Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (2001)
  • Dobloug Prize (2008)
  • Bastian Prize for Children's and Young-Adult Books (2008)

Personal life


Hovland was born in Bergen to priest Håkon Hovland and schoolteacher Sigrid Indrebø, and grew up in Strandvik and Luster. He was married to Sabine Angelika Rolka from 1978 to 1992, and to Tove Olaug Bakke since 1996.[2]


Career


Hovland made his literary debut in 1979, with the novel Alltid fleire dagar [nn].[1] The book follows four young boys from secondary school to college. Their interests circle around rock music, alcohol, a dose of politics and girls.[3]

He followed up with the short story collection Vegen smal og porten trang [no] (1981). The collection includes the stories "Dei siste beat-poetane i Midthordaland", where two wannabe poets are expelled from the gang and instead read their works for a herd of wet sheep; further "Sommarens blå flygel", where two young lovers are surprised by the boy's father, who expresses concern that they could catch a cold since they lie naked on the ground. In the surrealistic story "Songen om Emilia", a young man finds a dead body on the floor three days in a row, and is unable to get rid of the corps, even if he pushes them into the cupboard every time.[3]

The novel Sveve over vatna (1982) is set in Bergen, and the protagonist is a student who gets involved in various strange adventures.[3]

He was awarded the Brage Prize in 1992 for the children's book Ein motorsykkel i natta.[4] He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2001, for the novel Ei vinterreise.


Awards



Bibliography


About Ragnar Hovland
By Ragnar Hovland

References


  1. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ragnar Hovland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. Tusvik, Sverre. "Ragnar Hovland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. Rottem, Øystein (1998). "Ragnar Hovland – livet på veiene". Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 458–473. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.
  4. "Tidligere vinnere av Brageprisen" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
Awards
Preceded by
first recipient
 Recipient of the Brage Prize for children and youth
1992		 Succeeded by

На других языках

[de] Ragnar Hovland

Ragnar Hovland (* 15. April 1952 in Bergen, Norwegen) ist ein norwegischer Schriftsteller, Kinderbuchautor, Übersetzer und Musiker.
- [en] Ragnar Hovland


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