Vetle Lid Larssen
Vetle Lid Larssen (born September 2, 1960 in Stavanger ) is a Norwegian writer and journalist .
Life
He was born in Stavanger and is the son of the Norwegian actor Lars Andreas Larssen . He published his first book in 1989 with the Mannfolk portrait collection . His debut novel 2 (My hideous brother, Uncle Harry and I , Kabel Verlag 1993) was published a year later and received a great deal of attention from reviewers and audiences. As a journalist he works for Morgenbladet , Aftenposten and Dagbladet, among others . [1] In addition, he has been a freelance reporter for the Norwegian kingdom broadcasting and television station TV 2 operates. He writes inRiksmål and has won several Norwegian journalism awards.
Among his other books are Kjærlighet før øya synker (Another life, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt DVA 1999), Anti-Sex and Norske helter (Norwegian Heroes).
In 2013 came the documentary novel 1001 Natt (1001 Nights) - about the fate of two Norwegian slaves in North Africa, and in 2015 the self-biographical Hvordan elske en far - og overleve (How to love a father - and survive), both of which became national bestsellers.
Lid Larssen is translated into Danish, German and Italian, among others. He is currently a columnist for the Norwegian magazine A-magasinet.
Publications (selection)
- Kongen , 2006
- Parking , Essays, 2003
- Himmeltårnet , novel, 1999
- Anti-sex , Essays, 1998
- Tulipandronningen , short story, 1998
- Kjærlighet før øya synker , Roman, 1996 (Another life, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt DVA 1999)
- I engelens munn , Roman, 1992
- 2, Roman, 1990 (My hideous brother, Uncle Harry and I , Kabel Verlag 1993)
- Mannfolk , 1989
- Norske helter, 2007
- 1001 natt, 2013
- Hvordan elske en far - and overleve. 2015
Awards
- Oslo and Bærums Riksmålsforenings pressepris , 1991
- Gullpennen (1991)
- Arne Hestenesprisen , 1993
- Sarpsborg Prisen , 1996
Web links
- Vetle Lid Larssen in the Norske Leksikon store
- Vetle Lid Larssen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Vetle Lid Larssen at Cappelen Damm Verlag
- Vetle Lid Larssen at the NRK
- Article ( Memento of April 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) in the Aftenposten
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Larssen, Vetle Lid |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer and journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd September 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stavanger |