Hans H. Skei

Hans Skei (2011)

Hans Hanssen Skei (born 20 August 1945) is a Norwegian editor and writer.

He was born in Dønna, and graduated as dr.philos. with the treatise The novelist as short story writer : a study of William Faulkner's short stories with special emphasis on the period 1928-1932 at the University of Oslo.^[1] He has been the editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidskrift since 2002.^[2] Skei has provided a large amount of literary criticism on the works of William Faulkner, and has also translated some of his books.

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[3]

Selected works

• The Novelist as Short Story Writer. 1985.
• Om litteraturhistorieskriving. 1992 [1983]. ISBN 82-90359-16-0.
• Å lese litteratur. Lærebok i litterær analyse. 1992. ISBN 82-417-0138-1.
• På litterære lekeplasser. Studier i moderne metafiksjonsdiktning. 1995. ISBN 82-00-22376-0.
• Reading Faulkner's Best Short Stories. 1999. ISBN 1-57003-286-6.
• Faulkner and Other Southern Writers. 2004. ISBN 82-7099-392-1.
• Blodig alvor. Om kriminallitteraturen. 2008. ISBN 978-82-03-19431-3.
• Den lille forfatterboka - Krim. 2009. ISBN 978-82-7022-325-1.

References

1. "Hans H. Skei". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 January 2011.
2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2009). "Fagansvarlig – Hans H. Skei". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
3. "Gruppe 4: Litteraturvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

External links

• Profile at UiO

External images

Hans H. Skei

Hans H. Skei 1 (bilde). Portrait at SNL.

Hans H Skei Portrait at UiO.