Hanne Ørstavik

Hanne Ørstavik (born 28 November 1969) is a Norwegian writer. She was born in Tana in Finnmark province in the far north of Norway, and moved to Oslo at the age of 16. With the publication of the novel Hakk (Cut) in 1994, Ørstavik embarked on a career that would make her one of the most remarkable and admired authors in Norwegian contemporary literature . Her literary breakthrough came three years later with the publication of Kjærlighet (Love), which in 2006 was voted the 6th best Norwegian book of the last 25 years in a prestigious contest in Dagbladet. Since then she has written several acclaimed and much discussed novels and received a host of literary prizes.

Hanne Ørstavik
Born (1969-11-28) 28 November 1969
Tana, Norway
OccupationAuthor, novelist
NationalityNorwegian
GenreFiction
Notable awardsDobloug Prize (2002)
Brage Prize (2004)
Aschehoug Prize (2007)

In 2002, she was awarded the Dobloug Prize for her literary works,[1] and in 2004, the Brage Prize for the novel Presten.[2]

Ørstavik’s books have been translated into 15 languages. In June 2014, Periene Press published the first ever English translation of one of her novels - The Blue Room - as part of their coming of age series.[3]

In 2018 her first novel to be published in the United States, "Love", was shortlisted for the National Book Awards in the category Translated Literature.[4]

Love will be published in the UK by And Other Stories in 2019.

Bibliography
  • 1994: Hakk (novel)
  • 1995: Entropi (novel)
  • 1997: Kjærlighet (novel)
    • Love, translated by Martin Aitken (Archipelago Books, USA, 2018) ISBN 9780914671947, (And Other Stories, UK, 2019)
  • 1999: Like sant som jeg er virkelig (novel)
    • The Blue Room, translated by Deborah Dawkin (Peirene Press, 2014), ISBN 9781908670151
  • 2000: Tiden det tar (novel)
  • 2002: Uke 43 (novel)
  • 2004: Presten (novel)
  • 2006: Kallet - romanen (novel)
  • 2007: I morgen skal det være åpent for alle (text)
  • 2008: Der alt er klart (text and images, in collaboration with the French artist Pierre Duba)
  • 2009: 48 rue Defacqz (novel)
  • 2011: Hyenene (novel)
  • 2013: Det finnes en stor åpen plass i Bordeaux (novel)
  • 2014: På terrassen i mørket (novel)

Awards

References
  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Hanne Ørstavik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. "Brage – Den norske Bokprisen. Nominerte bøker 2004". brageprisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. "Peirene title no. 14: The Blue Room". peirenepress.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. "2018 National Book Award Finalists Announced". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. "The 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
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