Espen Haavardsholm
Norwegian writer
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Born | (1945-02-10) 10 February 1945 (age 79) Oslo, Norway |
Occupation(s) | novelist, poet, essayist and biographer |
Spouses | Tone Torgersen (m. 1975–1979)Francesca Maria Nichols (m. 1982) |
Relatives | Martin Linge (grandfather) |
Espen Haavardsholm (born 10 February 1945, in Oslo) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, biographer and essayist.[1] He made his literary debut in 1966 with the collection of short stories, Tidevann. He was one of the central writers in the modernist literary magazine Profil.[2] He has written biographies on Martin Linge (his grandfather), Aksel Sandemose and Johan Borgen.
Awards
- Gyldendal's Endowment 1970
- Aschehoug Prize 2006.
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