Inga Ravna Eira

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Inga Ravna Eira (2019)

Inga Ravna Eira ( North Sami: Iŋgos-Máhte Iŋgá ; born May 30, 1948 in Kárášjohka (Karasjok) ) is a Sami - Norwegian writer , translator and poet .

Eira comes from a family of reindeer herders and worked as a teacher and publishing consultant. She writes poetry, short stories and children's books in the North Sami language , which she has campaigned to preserve in schools. In the 1990s she was chairman of the Sami Writers' Association.

Eira made her debut in 1979 as the editor of the children's book Guovdageainno mánát mainnastit . Her story Gilši - Skilful about the situation of women in reindeer herding appeared on CD in 2012 . Eira's collection of poems Ii dát let dat eana (This is not the earth) takes the form of a monologue in which the Sami mother goddess “Uksáhkká” addresses the people of our time about nature conservation . The book was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2019 .

Together with other artists, Eira practices the singing art of joiking .

Works (selection)

As a writer
  • Savdnjiluv from Nagir . Anthology and poetry illustrated by Aage Gaup , 1989.
  • Mellet . Children's book, illustrated by Iver Jåks , 1992. - Translated into Norwegian by Inger Seierstad , 1992.
  • Lieđážan . Poetry, Davvi Girji, 1997.
  • Eadni ganjaldii mu fuolppuid . Poetry, Davvi Girji, 2009. - Norwegian: Mor gråt over mine skjørt . Davvi Girji, 2011.
  • Jidnes skálkošeapmi . Poetry for children and young people, Davvi Girji, 2014.
  • Ii dát leat dat eana . Lyric, Davvi Girji, 2018. - Norwegian: Dette er ikke den jorda . Davvi Girji, 2019.
As editor
  • Guovdageainno mánát mainnastit . Children's book, 1979.
As a translator
  • Sámi dáiddárleksikona / Samisk kunstnerleksikon (1994). Synnøve Persen (ed.). Sámi dáiddaguovddáš, Kárášjohka / Karasjok 1994.

Web links

Commons : Inga Ravna Eira  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sámi Books. Foreign Rights - Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 . Sámi lágádus- ja aviisasearvi, 2019. p. 11.
personal data
SURNAME Eira, Inga Ravna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sami-Norwegian writer, translator and poet
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Karasjok