Øyvind Kvernvold Myhre (born 2 January 1945) is a Norwegian author of

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and

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. He has written more than twenty novels and short stories. from 1975-1977 he was author and editor of the Norwegian science fiction magazine NOVA. He also published a fanzine called GANDALF. Øyvind Myhre earned his siv.ing. degree from the

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. He has worked for

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as a system consultant. Born in Fluberg, Myhre is a member of Gran

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for the period of 2007-2011, representing a local list. Frequent themes in his novels are meditations about freedom and how it is threatened by state power and excessive bureaucracy, reflecting Myhre's libertarian outlook. Myhre's fascination with H.P. Lovecraft and the

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is also apparent in several of his novels and short stories, ranging from more oblique references to the explicit Lovecraftian themes and references in ''Mørke over Dunwich'' (1991).

Bibliography

*''Aster'' (1974) *''Snøen på Nix Olympica'' (1975) *''Kontrabande'' (1976) *''De siste tider: en fantasi om frihet'' (1976) *''Demoner i dagslys: tretten fortellinger'' (1977) *''Sabotørene'' (1978) *''Magiske verdener: fantasilitteraturen fra Gilgamesj til Richard Adams'' (1979) *''Kongen og gudene'' (1979) *''En himmel av jern'' (1980) *''Grønlandsfarerne'' (1981) *''1989'' (1982) *''Makt''(1983) *''Datakultur: (en forfatters farvel til skrivemaskinen)'' (1983) *''Følge en drøm'' (1984) *''Pålgrims vandring'' (1985) *''Møt meg i Moolawatana'' (1986) *''Mørke over Dunwich'' (1991) *''Skyld'' – roman (1993) *''Stjerner over Tharsis'' (1995) *''Vindens datter, Bjørnens bror'' (1997)

References

1945 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian novelists Oppland politicians Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni {{Norway-novelist-stub