Nina Lykke (writer)
Nina Lykke (* 1965 in Trondheim , Norway ) is a Norwegian writer .
Life
Nina Lykke grew up in Oslo . After studying at the grafiske Højskole in the Danish capital Copenhagen , she moved back to Oslo and started working as a graphic designer in 1989. In the meantime she was a member of the editorial board of the feminist magazine Utflukt from 1997 to 2003 .
Lykke made her debut as a writer in 2010 with her short story collection Orgien, og andre fortellinger , which was nominated for the Norwegian Ungdommens kritikerpris ( youth critic award) that same year . She made her debut novel three years later with Oppløsningstendenser , which received just as much critical acclaim as her novel Nei og atter nei , published in 2016 . Both books for young people were nominated for the shortlist of the P2 listener's novel price . In 2014 she received the Bokhandelens forfatterstipend , the annual writer's grant from the Norwegian book trade. The novel Nei og atter nei was also translated into German under the title Aufruhr im Mittel Jahre .
Works (selection)
- Orgies, and other fortellinger (2010)
- Oppløsningstendenser (2013)
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Nei og atter nei (2016)
- translated into German: Riot in Middle Years (2018)
- Full spredning. En legeroman (2019)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knut Hoem: Hardcore realisme fra Velstands-Norge , nrk.no August 27, 2016
- ↑ Heidi Borud: Nina Lykkes roman i tredje opplag og solgt til Tyskland , Aftenposten November 18, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lykke, Nina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trondheim , Norway |