Sigmund Løvåsen
Sigmund Løvåsen (born August 16, 1977 in Trysil , Norway ) is a Norwegian writer .
Life
Sigmund Løvåsen studied literature at the University of Bø and the University of Oslo and literary design at the University of Gothenburg . He made his debut as a writer in 2003 with the novel Nyryddinga . The story of 10-year-old Geir, who lives with his parents as a sheep farmer on a farm and dreams of a better world, was a great success with critics. So Løvåsen was both the Tarjei-Vesaas debutant price and the Novel Prize of the P2 listeners excellent. The sequel followed in 2006 with his second novel Brakk and a third novel in 2009 with Mamsell Iversen . All three books were also published in German as translated by Frank Zuber .
Works
- Novels
- Nyryddinga (2003; German: Neubruch , Wallimann, Alpnach 2006, ISBN 978-3-908713-66-1 )
- Brakk (2006; German: Brach , Wallimann, Alpnach 2007, ISBN 978-3-908713-73-9 )
- Mamsell Iversen (2009; German: Mamsell Iversen , Wallimann, Alpnach 2011, ISBN 978-3-908713-94-4 )
- Plays
- Daga (2004)
- Vente på fugl (2008)
- Vid din sida (2011)
Web links
- Literature by and about Sigmund Løvåsen in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Løvåsen, Sigmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trysil , Norway |