Torgeir Schjerven
Torgeir Schjerven (born 28 August 1954) is a Norwegian author and lyric poet. Schjerven trained as a visual artist. He has worked as an actor in such films as Lasse & Geir (1976, directed by Svend Wam and Petter Vennerød) and Det tause flertall (The Silent Majority, 1977, directed by Svend Wam).[1][2][3]
In 1995, Schjerven was one of the finalists for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the novel Omvei til Venus.
Torgeir Schjerven is married to the author Inger Elisabeth Hansen.
Bibliography
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- Vekk – poetry (1981)
- Nettenes melk – poetry (1986)
- Tanker og andre personlige bedrifter – poetry (1989)
- En nåde uten mål – poetry (1998)
- I anledning dagen – poetry (2002) (An oral edition published in 2003 was read by the author himself.)
- Den stødige tilstundelsen av jubel i virkelig trist musikk – poetry (2006)
Novels
[edit]- I det blodige blå – novel (1984)
- Omvei til Venus – novel (1994)
Children's book
[edit]- 1992 – Hugo og de tre som forsvant, children's book written together with Inger Elisabeth Hansen, and illustrated by Hilde Kramer
Awards
[edit]- 1986 – Hartvig Kirans minnepris
- 1994 – Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, for Omvei til Venus
- 1995 – Nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for Omvei til Venus
- 2002 – Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize
- 2005 – Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl
References
[edit]- ^ Torgeir Schjerven in NRK author's summary (Norwegian)
- ^ Torgeir Schjerven in Dagbladet author's summary (Norwegian)
- ^ Torgeir Schjerven in Aftenposten author's summary (Norwegian)