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Helge Torvund

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Nationality
  
Norwegian

Books
  
Den monotone triumf, Salt

Role
  
Poet

Name
  
Helge Torvund


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Born
  
20 August 1951 (age 73) (
1951-08-20
)
Ha, Norway

Occupation
  
PsychologistPoetEssayistLiterary criticChildren's writer

Relatives
  
Gunnar Torvund (brother)

Dikt av Helge Torvund


Helge Torvund (born 20 August 1951) is a Norwegian psychologist, poet, essayist, literary critic and children's writer. He was born in Hå, and is brother of sculptor Gunnar Torvund.

He made his literary debut in 1977 with Hendene i byen. In 1989 he was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize for the poetry collection Den monotone triumf. He received the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award in 2016. From 2015 he has been writing monthly in the newspaper Klassekampen. One of these articles has been translated and published by York Art Gallery as Carnal Light.

References

Helge Torvund Wikipedia


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