Finn Øglænd
Born (1957-10-07) 7 October 1957
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Author, poet, translator and literature critic

Finn Øglænd (born 7 October 1957 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian author, poet, translator and literature critic. He grew up on a small holding at Tananger in Sola municipality.

Øglænd studied at the authors school in Bø, Telemark. He has worked at the Academy for the Written Arts in Hordaland. Since his initial publication of "Det opplyste landskapet" in 1983, he has produced an extensive collection of literary works covering various genres.[1]

Øglænd was awarded a number of prizes for this work, including the Sunnmørsprisen 2000, for Dei penaste jentene på TV and the Skolebibliotekarforeningens litteraturpris in 2001, again in recognition for Dei penaste jentene på TV. He was also awarded the Samlagsprisen in 2005, and the Rasmus Løland-stipend in 2007 for his nonjudgmental depictions of youth as they are. He was also a finalist for the Brage Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1999 for his children's book Fem dagar, fire netter (Five Days, Four Nights).[2]

Bibliography

Poetry and prose

  • Det opplyste landskapet poetry (1983)
  • Flammande mørke poetry (1985)
  • Mannen utan ansikt novel (1985)
  • Den niande himmelen poetry (1986)
  • Hengt manns himmel poetry (1987)
  • Opp i røyk. Pusteøvingar poetry (1988)
  • Pariserloff novel (1988)
  • Exit poetry (1989)
  • Auge i stein poetry (1990)
  • Underlege gjerningar poetry (1991)
  • Mannen med dei grøne fingrane children’s book (1992)
  • Mellomrom poetry (1992)
  • Ei fjør i hatten og andre dikt for barn poetry for children (1993)
  • Hjarteblod novel (1993)
  • Dyra i Halvferdigskogen children’s book (1994) (illustrated by Akin Düzakin)
  • Den nye poesi-handboka poetry (1994)
  • Dikt i utval selected poems (1994)
  • Ramle- and skramlevers poetry for children (1995)
  • Mortifikasjon poetry (1997)
  • Sjelefred novel (1998)
  • Fem dagar, fire netter youth book (1998)
  • Ubotelege rørsler poetry (1999)
  • Vers på tvers poetry for children (1999) (illustrated by Øyvind Torseter and Saeko Matsushita)
  • Passe hard, passe mjuk youth book (1999)
  • Dei penaste jentene på TV youth book (2000)
  • Hjartets protokollar short poetry (2000)
  • Poesi er for desperados poetry (2001)
  • Så lenge alltid varer youth book (2001)
  • Stina på månen children’s book (2002) (illustrated by Kristin Roskifte)
  • Dikt mot det nødvendige poetry (2002)
  • Rebell youth book (2003)
  • Amok short stories for young people (2004)
  • Opphav poetry (2004)
  • Det nye dyrealfabetet poetry for children (2005)
  • Eksil poetry (2006)
  • Svarte sjeler youth book (2007)
  • I den kalde molda brenn eit bål poetry (2008)
  • Lirum larum poetry (2011)
  • Posisjonar 2012 poetry (2013)
  • Ingentings barrikadar poetry (2016)
  • Høymolesong poetry (2020)
  • Leve evig som støvet poetry (2023)

Drama

  • Berre ikkje noko skjer play (1999)

Translations

  • Livet er enkelt og greitt. Sju franske poetar i utval (1988) (works of seven French poets - together with Rolf Enger)
  • Eugène Guillevic: Den nærsynte horisonten (1991) (together with Anne-Birgitte Rønning )
  • Charles Simic: Dikt i utval (1995)
  • Mark Strand: Svarte kart ( 996)
  • James Wright: Greina brotnar ikkje (2003)
  • Rutger Kopland: Ei verd utanfor meg sjølv (2005)
  • Hugo Claus: Oostakker-dikta (2007) (together with Roald van Elswijk )
  • Eddy van Vliet: Den framtidige tjuven (2008) (together with Tyra Teodora Tronstad )

References

  1. "Finn Øglænd". Det Norske Samlaget. Archived from the original (Norwegian) on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. "Rasmus Løland-stipendet". Archived from the original (Norwegian) on 2007-08-14.
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