Merethe Lindstrøm
Merethe Lindstrøm (born May 26, 1963 in Bergen , Norway ) is a Norwegian writer and former rock singer.
Life
Merethe Lindstrøm grew up in Hammerfest , Bergen, Stord , Aurskog-Høland and Oslo . She started writing at the age of 17. She made her debut as a writer in 1983 with the publication of the collection of short stories Sexorcisten og andre fortellinger .
For her 2011 novel, Dager i stillhetens history (Translation of title: "Day in the history of silence") Lindstrøm was both the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and the Nordic Council's Literature Prize awarded. Marta Eidsvåg won the Harvill Secker's Young Translators' Prize 2016 with the translation of the eponymous story Svømme under vann (= swimming under water ) from the eponymous volume of stories (1994) into English . Although only days in the history of the silence , north and from the winter archives are available licensed in more than two foreign language editions, it is therefore visibly valued by the specialist public.
In the time before and partly parallel to her first publications as a writer, Lindstrøm was active as a singer in various rock bands in Oslo and Berlin .
Works
- 1983: Sexorcisten og other fortellinger, short story book
- 1986: Borte, men savnet, short stories
- 1990: cannibal leken, short stories
- 1992: Regnbarnas rike, Roman
- Das Regenkind , Roman, Goldmann Verlag (2002), from the Norwegian by Günther Frauenlob, 158 pages, ISBN 3-442-72964-5 .
- 1994: Svømme under vann, short stories
- 1996: Steinsamlere, novel
- 1997: Stedfortrederen, Roman, Aschehoug Forlag
- Die Insel des Schweigens , Roman, Goldmann Verlag (1999), from the Norwegian by Günther Frauenlob, 249 pages, ISBN 3-442-72438-4 .
- 1997: Mille og den magiske kringlen (with illustrations by Gro Hege Bergan ), children's book, Aschehoug
- 1999: Jeg kjenner dette huset, short stories, Aschehoug
- 2002: Natthjem, Roman, Aschehoug
- 2003: Ingenting om mørket, Roman, Aschehoug
- 2005: Barnejegeren, Roman, Aschehoug
- 2007: Gjestene, short stories, Aschehoug
- 2008: Det må ha vært ensomt der, short stories
- 2011: Dager i stillhetens historie, Roman, Aschehoug
- Days in the History of Silence , novel; Matthes & Seitz Berlin (2019), from the Norwegian by Elke Ranzinger, 221 pages, ISBN 978-3-95757-779-5 .
- 2013: Arkitekt, short stories, Aschehoug
- 2015: Fra vinterarkivene, Roman, October Forlag
- From the winter archives , Roman, Matthes & Seitz Berlin (2018), from the Norwegian by Elke Ranzinger, 294 pages, ISBN 978-3-95757-621-7 .
- 2017: Nord, Roman, October Forlag
- 2019: Fuglenes anatomi, Roman, October Forlag
Awards
- 1994: Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat (Aschehoug Forlag) for Svømme under vann
- 2007: Nomination for the Critics' Prize for the short story collection Gjestene
- 2008: Nomination for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for Gjestene
- 2008: Dobloug Prize for Lifetime Achievement
- 2011: Critics' prizes for the novel Dager i stillhetens historie
- 2012: Amalie Skram Prizes
- 2012: Literature Prize of the Nordic Council for Dager i stillhetens historie
Web links
- Literature by and about Merethe Lindstrøm in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Merethe Lindstrøm at perlentaucher.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ I kjølvannet av et sjokk , dagbladet.no (Norwegian)
- ↑ Heidemarie Schumacher: "Familiar gloom in the Norwegian way" , review on Deutschlandfunk from October 7, 2019, accessed April 17, 2020
- ↑ Merethe Lindstrøm vant Nordisk Råds litteraturpris , aftenposten.no (Norwegian)
- ↑ Author portrait Lindstrøm , osloliteraryagency.no, accessed April 17, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Marta Eidsvåg wins Harvill Secker's Young Translators' Prize 2016 , thebookseller.com October 3, 2016, accessed April 17, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Author profile M. Lindstrøm , osloliteraryagency.no, accessed April 18, 2020
- ↑ Nordisk litteraturpris går til nordmand , dr.dk
- ↑ Biography M. Lindstrøm , Verlag Cambourakis (French), accessed April 17, 2020
- ↑ Author biography M. Lindstrøm , snl.no, accessed April 17, 2020
- ↑ Merethe Lindstrøm vant Nordisk Råds litteraturpris , nrk.no (Norwegian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindstrøm, Merethe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer, former rock singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergen , Norway |