Hanne Ørstavik (born 28 November 1969) is a Norwegian writer. She was born in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county in the far north of Norway. She moved to Oslo at the age of 16. With the publication of the novel Hakk (Cut) in 1994, Ørstavik embarked her writing career. Her literary breakthrough came three years later with the publication of Kjærlighet (Love), which in 2006 was voted the 6th best Norwegian book of the last 25 years in a poll published by Dagbladet.[1] Since then she has written several novels and received a number of literary prizes.
Hanne Ørstavik | |
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| Born | 28 November 1969 Tana, Norway |
| Occupation | Author, novelist |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable awards | Dobloug Prize (2002) Brage Prize (2004) Aschehoug Prize (2007) |
In 2002, she was awarded the Dobloug Prize for her literary works,[2] and in 2004, the Brage Prize for the novel Presten.[3]
Ørstavik’s books have been translated into 15 languages.
Translations in English
editIn 2014 Peirene Press published the first ever English translation of one of her novels - The Blue Room - as part of their Coming of Age series.[4]
In 2018 Archipelago Books published Kjærlighet (1997) as Love, translated by Martin Aiken. Her first novel to be published in the United States, Love was shortlisted for the National Book Awards in the category Translated Literature[5] and won the 2019 PEN Translation Prize.[6] Love was published in the UK by And Other Stories in 2019.
Martin Aiken also translated Ørstavik's 2004 novel Presten, which was subsequently published by Archipelago Books in 2021 as The Pastor. Preston won the 2004 Brage Prize for adult fiction.[7]
Bibliography
edit- 1994: Hakk (novel)
- 1995: Entropi (novel)
- 1997: Kjærlighet (novel)
- Love, translated by Martin Aitken (Archipelago Books, USA, 2018) ISBN 9780914671947, (And Other Stories, UK, 2019)
- 1999: Like sant som jeg er virkelig (novel)
- The Blue Room, translated by Deborah Dawkin (Peirene Press, 2014), ISBN 9781908670151
- 2000: Tiden det tar (novel)
- 2002: Uke 43 (novel)
- 2004: Presten (novel)
- The Pastor, translated by Martin Aitken (Archipelago Books, USA, 2021) ISBN 9781953861085
- 2006: Kallet - romanen (novel)
- 2007: I morgen skal det være åpent for alle (text)
- 2008: Der alt er klart (text and images, in collaboration with the French artist Pierre Duba)
- 2009: 48 rue Defacqz (novel)
- 2011: Hyenene (novel)
- 2013: Det finnes en stor åpen plass i Bordeaux (novel)
- 2014: På terrassen i mørket (novel)
- 2020: Ti amo (novel)
- Ti Amo, translated by Martin Aitken (Archipelago Books, USA, 2022) ISBN 9781953861443
Awards
edit- no:Tanums kvinnestipend 1998
- NRK P2 Listener's Prize 1999, for Like sant som jeg er virkelig
- Sult Prize 1999
- no:Havmannprisen 2000, for Tiden det tar
- Oktober Prize 2000
- Dobloug Prize 2002
- Amalie Skram Prize 2002
- Klassekampen's Literary Award 2004, for Presten
- Brage Prize 2004, for Presten
- Aschehoug Prize 2007
- PEN Translation Prize 2019,[8] for Love (trans. Martin Aitken)
References
edit- ^ Per Thomas Andersen (15 December 2006). "Derfor er Kjell Askildsen nummer én" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Hanne Ørstavik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Brage – Den norske Bokprisen. Nominerte bøker 2004". brageprisen.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Peirene title no. 14: The Blue Room". peirenepress.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "2018 National Book Award Finalists Announced". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "The 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "2004 Brage Prize". Brageprisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "The 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
External links
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Media related to Hanne Ørstavik at Wikimedia Commons- Hanne Ørstavik Archived 18 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine at Aschehoug Agency
- Hanne Ørstavik Archived 20 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Forlaget Oktober Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
