Lars Saabye Christensen
Lars Saabye Christensen | |
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Born | Oslo, Norway | 21 September 1953
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | Danish, Norwegian |
Period | 1976–present |
Genre | Drama, poetry, novels and children's books |
Lars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian/Danish author.
Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major role in his work. He lives in Blindern, the university district of Oslo.
He is half Danish and holds Danish rather than Norwegian citizenship.[1][2]
Career
Saabye Christensen studied literature, Norwegian, art history and the history of ideas at university. He made his début in 1976 with a collection of poems entitled Historien om Gly, which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for that year's best Norwegian literary début, but he had published a poem collection, titled Grønt lys (Green light), when he was 19 years old, and had also published many poems in an underground literary publication called Dikt og Datt.[1]
He has written numerous poems and plays, and several film scripts, but is best known as a novelist. His first novel was published the year after Historien om Gly and titled Amatøren (The Amateur). Among his most noted works are the novels
Since 1993 he has issued 4 recordings of his poetry as a member of the band Norsk Utflukt: Med lyset på (1993), Diger og gul (1997), Det blå arret (2002) and Tida som går (2004).
On 24 October 2006, he was made a Commander of the
His novel Sluk was adapted by Bent Hamer for the 2021 film The Middle Man.[9]
Bibliography
- Historien om Gly – poetry (1976)
- Amatøren – novel (1977)
- Kamelen i mitt hjerte – poetry (1978)
- Jaktmarker – novel (1979)
- Billettene – novel (1980)
- Jokeren – novel (1981) (English 1991: The Joker)
- Paraply – poetry (1982)
- Beatles – novel (1984) (English 2001: Beatles, translated by Don Bartlett)
- Blodets bånd – novel (1985)
- Åsteder – poetry (1986)
- Colombus ankomst – play (1986)
- Sneglene – novel (1987)
- Herman – novel (1988) (English 2005: Herman)
- Stempler – poetry (1989)
- Vesterålen – poetry (1989)
- Bly – novel (1990)
- Gutten som ville være en av gutta – novel (1992)
- Ingens – novella (1992)
- Den akustiske skyggen – poetry (1993)
- Mekka – drama (1994)
- Jubel – novel (1995)
- Den andre siden av blått. Et bildedikt fra Lofoten og Vesterålen. – poetry (1996) (English 1997: The Other Side of Blue: Pictures and Poems from Lofoten and Vesterålen)
- Den misunnelige frisøren – novel (1997)
- Noen som elsker hverandre – novella (1999)
- Pasninger – poetry (1999)
- Falleferdig himmel – poetry (1998)
- Kongen som ville ha mer enn en krone children's book (1999)
- Under en sort paraply – poetry (1999)
- Mann for sin katt – children's book (2000) (illustrated by Rune Johan Andersson)
- Pinnsvinsol – poetry (2000)
- Halvbroren – novel (2001) (English 2001: The Half Brother)
- Maskeblomstfamilien – novel (2003)
- Sanger og steiner – poetry (2003)
- SATS – novella (2003)
- Oscar Wildes heis – novella (2004)
- Modellen – novel (2005) (English 2007: The Model, translated by Don Bartlett)
- Norske omveier - i blues og bilder - poetry (2005)
- Saabyes cirkus – novel (2006)
- Den arktistike drømmen - picture book (2007)
- Ordiord - (2007) (illustrated by Rune Johan Andersson)
- Bisettelsen - novel (2008).[1][10]
- Visning - novel (2009)
- Men buicken står der fremdeles - poetry (with Tom Stalsberg, illustrated by Lars Eivind Bones) (2009)
- Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser - novel (2010)
- Sluk - novel (2012)
- Stedsans - novella (2013)
- Magnet - novel (2015)
- De nye reglene – poetry (2017)
- Byens spor - novel, first in a trilogy (2017)
- Byens spor: Maj - novel, second in a trilogy (2018)
- Byens spor: Skyggeboken - novel, third and final in a trilogy (2019)
- Byens bokstaver - poetry (2020)
- Min kinesiske farmor - family portrait (2020)
- En tilfeldig nordmann - novel (2021)
Awards and prizes
- Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 1976, for Historien om Gly
- Cappelenprisen 1984
- Rivertonprisen1987, for Sneglene
- Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1988, for Herman
- Sarpsborgprisen 1988
- Bokhandlerprisen1990, for Bly
- Amandaprisen1991
- Dobloug Prize 1993
- Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris1997
- Sarpsborgprisen 1999
- Aamot-statuetten 2001
- Bokhandlerprisen2001, for Halvbroren
- Brage Prize 2001, for Halvbroren
- Den norske leserprisen 2001, for Halvbroren
- The Nordic Council's Literature Prize2002, for Halvbroren
- Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2005 for Halvbroren
- Chevalier dans L’ordre des Arts et Lettres 2008
References
- ^ a b c d "Siste bok i Lars Saabye Christensens Beatles-trilogi" Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (Final book in Lars Saabye Christensen's Beatles trilogy), Norge: det offisielle norske nettsted i Danmark (Norwegian Embassy in Denmark official site), retrieved 20 September 2010. (in Norwegian)
- ^ Mannen som ikke vil være moderne. Aftenposten, 22 August 2015, s. 8. «Forfatteren som har bodd i Norge i 62 år og har beholdt sitt danske statsborgerskap - fått ved fødselen - har stått på sitt, sier han.»
- ^ VG.no 21.08.2019
- NRK, 25 October 2006 (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Remise de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres à Lars Saabye Christensen" (Presentation of the Order of Arts and Literature to Lars Saabye Christensen), Embassade de France en Norvège, retrieved 20 September 2010. (in French)
- ^ Catherine Gonsholt Ighanian, "Norske forfattere hyllet i utlandet: Lars Saabye Christensen ble i går utnevnt til ridder av Frankrike, og Karin Fossum vant prestisjepris i L.A. i natt" (Norwegian authors honoured abroad: Lars Saabye Christensen was yesterday named a Knight of France, and Karin Fossum won a prestigious prize in L.A. last night), VG Nett, 26 April 2008 (in Norwegian)
- ^ VG.no, 19.08.2018
- ^ "Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- Screen Daily, February 17, 2018.
- ^ Joacim Lund, "Stille i stormens øye: Jeg ville oppfylle én eneste forventning - min egen, sier Saabye Christensen før lanseringen" (Calm in the eye of the storm: I want to fulfill one single expectation - my own, says Saabye Christensen before the launch), Aftenposten, 19 August 2008 (in Norwegian)
External links
- Works by Lars Saabye Christensen digitalised at National Library of Norway
- Christensen, Lars Saabye at NRK Forfatter (in Norwegian)