Torgeir Schjerven (born 28 August 1954) is a Norwegian author and

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. Schjerven trained as a visual artist. He has worked as an actor in such films as '' Lasse & Geir'' (1976, directed by

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and

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) and ''Det tause flertall'' (''The Silent Majority'', 1977, directed by Svend Wam).Torgeir Schjerven
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author's summary (Norwegian) In 1995, Schjerven was one of the finalists for the

Nordic Council's Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

for the novel ''Omvei til Venus''. Torgeir Schjerven is married to the author

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Bibliography

Poetry

* ''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

* ''I det blodige blå'' – novel (1984) * ''Omvei til Venus'' – novel (1994)

Children's book

*1992 – ''Hugo og de tre som forsvant'', children's book written together with

, and illustrated by Hilde Kramer

Awards

* 1986 – Hartvig Kirans minnepris * 1994 – Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, for ''Omvei til Venus'' * 1995 – Nominated for the

for ''Omvei til Venus'' * 2002 – Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize * 2005 –

Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl The Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl (''Det Norske Akademis Pris til minne om Thorleif Dahl'') is awarded annually by the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature (''Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur''). The prize is ...

References

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