Oddmund Hagen

Oddmund Hagen
Born	1950 Snillfjord
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Poet Novelist Children's writer Literary critic

Oddmund Hagen (born 1950) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and literary critic.

He was born in Snillfjord. He made his literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection Kvardagar. Other collections are Tiltale from 1980, Heller ikkje du from 1992, and Bort, bort frå dette from 1994. In 1989 he wrote the short story collection Å legge til – at alt er borte, and a second collection, Denne brannen, alltid, came in 1995.^[1] In 1996 he wrote the novel Utmark, about an outsider who returns home from a journey.^[2] His children's books include three picture books about the hare baby "Klumpen", Over jordet from 1998, Rundt jordet from 2000, and Bort frå jordet from 2003 – illustrated by Akin Düzakin.^[1]

Awards

• Nynorsk Literature Prize 1996 for Utmark^[3]
• Samlagsprisen 1999^[4]

See also

• Norwegian literature

References

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Oddmund Hagen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
2. Bakke, Sven Ove; Hobbelstad, Inger Merete; Kvalshaug, Vidar; Nilsen, Morten Ståle (2012). Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag (in Norwegian). Oslo: Spartacus. p. 360. ISBN 978-82-430-0560-0.
3. "Nynorsk litteraturpris". www.nm.no (in Norwegian). Noregs Mållag. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
4. Susan Leckey, ed. (2015). The Europa Directory of Literary Awards and Prizes. Routledge. p. 323. ISBN 9781135356323.