Gert Nygårdshaug
Gert Hermod Nygårdshaug (born March 22, 1946 in Tynset ) is a Norwegian writer. He has published novels , volumes of poetry , children's books and short stories and is internationally known, especially for his crime novels about the restaurateur and amateur detective Fredric Drum.
Life and work
Gert Nygårdshaug, farmer's son from a rural region in southeastern Norway, first learned the carpenter's trade , which he also practiced when he got involved in writing from 1966. Nygårdshaug first started with volumes of poetry. From 1980 he got serious about his goal of being a freelance writer and has published a new book every year since then. The environmental crime thriller Mengele Zoo (1989) won the 2007 audience vote at the Lillehammer Literature Festival for the “best Norwegian book of all time”. In 1996 he received the prestigious Norwegian literary prize Cappelenprisen . In 2019 Mengele Zoo was published in German.
Nygårdshaug's books contain background knowledge that the author has acquired through travel and research. South America issues in particular are included. Ancient civilizations , archeology , fishing , gourmet gastronomy and wine lovers are subjects of his novels.
In 2004, the South African film production company Lithium Entertainment acquired the filming option rights to four of Nygårdshaug's novels: Mengele Zoo , Himmelblomsttreets muligheter , Prost Gotvins geometri and Afrodites basseng .
Nygårdshaug lives in Lier . Four of his novels have so far been published in German. His books are also popular in Denmark and Poland.
Works
- Impulser (1966) poetry
- Paxion (1971) poetry
- Et bilde et verktøy (1974) Poetry
- Gatevinden (1980) novel
- Solfiolinen (1981) short stories
- Bastions (1982) novel
- Alkymisten (1983) short stories
- Dverghesten (1984) novel
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Honningkrukken (1985) crime thriller
- The honey jug 2007, translated by Andrea Dobrowolski , Piper Verlag , Munich 2008 ISBN 978-3-492-25258-4
- Nullpluss (1986) novel
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Jegerdukken (1987) crime thriller
- The fly fisherman . translated by Andrea Dobrowolski Piper, Munich 2008 ISBN 978-3-492-25761-9
- Gipsyblink (1988) poetry
- Mengele Zoo (1989) novel, translated by Babette Hoßfeld, Vida Verde Verlag 2019, ISBN 978-3982052205
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Dødens Codex (1990) Crime
- The devil's parchment . translated by Andrea Dobrowolski Piper, Munich 2010 ISBN 978-3-492-25866-1
- Søthjerte (1991) novel
- Det niende prinsipp (1992) crime thriller
- Cassandra's finger (1993) crime thriller
- Gipsymann (1994) Poetry
- Trollet og de syv prinsessene (1995) Children's book
- Himmelblomsttreets Muligheter (1995) novel
- Box number fem (1996) Crime
- Gutten og trollsverdet (1996) Children's book
- Huldergubben i Svartberget (1997) Children's book
- Prost Gotvins geometri (1998) novel
- Pengegryta i Trollberget - og other eventyr (1999) Children's book
- Den balsamerte ulven (2000) crime thriller
- Liljer fra Jerusalem (2001) crime thriller
- Farivis Ruvis - Gutten fra Himmelrommet - Dinosaurene (2001) Children's book
- Afrodites basseng (2003) novel
- All orkaners mor (2004) crime thriller
- Rødsonen (2006) crime thriller
- Fortellernes marked (2008) novel
- Klokkemakeren (2009) novel
- Samlede eventyr (2009) children's book
- Chimera (2011) novel
- Parchmentet (2013) novel
- Nøkkelmakeren (2014) novel
- Eclipse i may (2015) novel
- Budbringeren (2015) crime thriller
- Zoo Europe (2018) novel
Web links
- Literature by and about Gert Nygårdshaug in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gert Nygårdshaug texts in Aftenposten (Norwegian)
Individual references / comments
- ↑ a b Gert Nygårdshaug: No sexual frustrations in Stovner.
- ↑ Maria Børja in Dagbladet of June 5, 2007: Folkets favoritt savner Bjørneboe i kanon. (Norwegian)
- ↑ Gert Nygårdshaug wins the audience vote for the "best Norwegian book of all time"
- ↑ http://www.snl.no/litteratur
- ^ Vida Verde Publisher: Mengele Zoo. In: Mengele Zoo. Vida verde Verlag, March 18, 2019, accessed on March 31, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Camilla Norli: Verdens Gang (October 31, 2004) Gert Nygårdshaug and Hollywood (Norwegian)
- ↑ Author Profile Gert Nygårdshaug in crime couch , accessed November 9 2019
- ↑ Gert Nygårdshaug entry in the Cappelen dam
- ↑ Review on crime thriller couch
- ^ Mengele Zoo. In: Mengele Zoo. Amazon, accessed on March 31, 2019 (German).
- Profiles of Norwegian authors from the Cappelen agency for Nygårdshaug (PDF; 2.6 MB)
- Gert Nygårdshaug entry in the Cappelen dam
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nygårdshaug, Gert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nygårdshaug, Gert Hermod (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tynset |