Gunnhild Øyehaug
Author of Knots: Stories
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Works by Gunnhild Øyehaug
Associated Works
Book of Longing: A Song Cycle Based on the Poetry and Artwork of Leonard Cohen (2006) — Translator, some editions — 1,408 copies
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- Canonical name
- Øyehaug, Gunnhild
- Legal name
- Øyehaug, Gunnhild
- Birthdate
- 1975-01-09
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Volda, Norway
- Education
- University of Bergen
- Occupations
- literary critic
writing teacher - Organizations
- Writing Academy in Hordaland
University of Bergen - Awards and honors
- Bjørnsonstipendet (2006)
Tanums kvinnestipend (2007)
Nynorsk litteraturpris (2008)
Doblougprisen (2009)
Sult-prisen (2009)
Prins Eugens Kulturpris (2010)
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Statistics
- Works
- 16
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 346
- Popularity
- #69,043
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 24
- ISBNs
- 50
- Languages
- 9
Generally the stories can be said to play with form and expectations. They are so short that “tone poems” does seem an apt descriptor, along with noting their absurdism and surreality. Which generally is not my thing but I’d recommend the book to you if it’s yours.… (more)