Espen Haavardsholm
Espen Haavardsholm | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1945 Oslo, Norway |
| Occupations | 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) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, biographer and essayist.[1]
Life and career
Born in Oslo on 10 February 1945, Haavardsholm is a son of psychologist Borger Haavardsholm and psychiatrist Kari Vogt Linge. His maternal grandfather was Martin Linge. He was married to Liv Køltzow from 1966 to 1972, to Tone Torgersen from 1975 to 1979, and to Francesca Maria Nichols from 1982.[2]
He made his literary debut in 1966 with the collection of short stories, Tidevann.[2] He was one of the central writers in the modernist literary magazine Profil.[3] He has written biographies on Martin Linge (his grandfather), Aksel Sandemose and Johan Borgen.[2]
Awards
- Gyldendal's Endowment 1970
- Aschehoug Prize 2006.
References
- ↑ Rønning, Helge. "Espen Haavardsholm". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Rønning, Helge (2001). "Haavardsholm, Espen". In Arntzen, Jon Gunnar (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 4 (2nd ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 490–491. ISBN 82-573-1006-9.
- ↑ "Espen Haavardsholm" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
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