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

lyric poet Modern lyric poetry is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person. It is not equivalent to song lyrics, though song lyrics are often in the lyric mode, and it is also ''not'' equi ...

. Schjerven trained as a painter and has illustrated

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. He has worked as a film actor in such films as ''

Lasse & Geir ''Lasse & Geir'' is a 1976 Norwegian feature film written and directed by Svend Wam and Petter Vennerød. Cast * Torgeir Schjerven as Lasse * Lasse Tømte as Geir * Kjersti Døvigen as Kjersti * Jorunn Kjellsby as Lasse's mother * Knut ...

'' (1976), directed by Svend Wam and Petter Vennerød) and ''Det tause flertall'' . The silent majority (1977, directed by Svend Wam). He was also involved in writing the script for these movies.Torgeir Schjerven
in

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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

Inger Elisabeth Hansen Inger Elisabeth Hansen (born 20 April 1950) is a Norwegian poet and translator. Her poetry collection ''Trask'' was awarded the Brage Prize in 2003 and nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2004. An extensive selection of her ...

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

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Awards

* 1986 – Hartvig Kirans minnepris * 1994 –

Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950 ...

, 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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