Svein Nyhus
Svein Nyhus (born January 23, 1962 in Tønsberg , Norway ) is a Norwegian illustrator and children's book author .
Nyhus studied from 1981 to 1985 at the State School of Applied Arts in Oslo . He has published numerous picture books of his own , partly in collaboration with his wife, the poet Gro Dahle , and has provided illustrations for twice as many others.
In 2003 the picture book Sinna Mann , translated into many languages, was published , which describes domestic violence from the perspective of a preschooler and makes it understandable for children. In 2004 he designed the children's book Why Kings and Queens Wear No Crowns, written by the Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise . His twin brother Egil Nyhus also works as an illustrator and caricaturist .
Nyhus and his wife Gro Dahle were official guests and speakers at the Berlin International Literature Festival in 2019 .
Private life
Svein Nyhus is the husband of the Norwegian author Gro Dahle (* 1962), who live together in Oslo and on the island of Tjøme . Her grown-up children are the artists Simon Dahle Nyhus (* 1988) and Kaia Dahle Nyhus (* 1990).
Works
- Drømmemaskinen (1995),
- Papa! (1998),
- Verden har ingen hjørner (1999),
- Lille Lu and Trollmannen Bulibar (2001),
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Sinna Mann (2003)
- Bösemann by Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus, from the Norwegian by Christel Hildebrandt, Verlag NordSüd , Zurich 2019, ISBN 978-3-314-10481-7 .
- Ingen (2002) and Jeg! (2004),
- Opp og ut (2008) and
- Sånt som er (2010).
- Lars er Lars (2011).
- Lars danser (2011).
- Lars er ikke (2012).
- Lars sier hei (2013).
- Lars er stor (2013).
- Skal vi leke? (2016).
Book illustrations
Examples of illustrated picture books by Svein Nyhus:
Illustration for papa! (1998).
Chinese edition of Gro Dahles and Svein Nyhus' picture book Sinna Mann (2003/2005).
Web links
- Literature by and about Svein Nyhus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Svein Nyhus's blog (text in Norwegian and English)
supporting documents
- ↑ Hvorfor de kongelige ikke har krone på hodet , accessed September 7, 2019
- ↑ Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin 2019: Svein Nyhus , accessed September 25, 2019
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Nyhus, Svein |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian author |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tonsberg |