Erik Fosnes Hansen

Erik Fosnes Hansen ( born June 6, 1965 in New York) is a Norwegian writer.

Life

Erik Fosnes Hansen grew up in Oslo. In 1985 his literary debut, the novel Falkenturmstrasse, he wrote at the age of 18 years. Already his second book chorale at the end of travel on members of the Titanic ship's band became a bestseller and was founded in 1990 with one of the most important Norwegian literary prizes, the Riksmålsprisen excellent. The novel put - translated into over twenty languages ​​- the foundation for Fosnes Hansen's international success and made the author also known in Germany. For his third novel moments of security, which announced sequel is still pending, he received the 1998 Norwegian bookseller price. In 2006 he presented the novel The Lion girl, who was also awarded the Norwegian bookseller price and 2008 came out in German translation. Fosnes Hansen tells the story of a girl who was born in 1912 in the Norwegian province and whose whole body is covered due to a genetic defect with hair. From changing perspective he describes the survival of the stigmatized nature in a hostile environment. In the same year appeared, read by Annathal Bach, also an audiobook version of The Lion girls.

Fosnes Hansen is also active as a reviewer and literary critic for the newspaper Aftenposten, and author of a humorous basic course for chef incompetent men, Kokebok for Otto. 2001 Fosnes Hansen portrayed in Underveis (translated: The Move ), the Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise. His essays have been published in numerous publications worldwide. Due to a two-year study stay in Stuttgart, he has excellent knowledge of German.

Erik Fosnes Hansen lives and works in Oslo. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy and the Norwegian Cultural Council.

Works

  • Falk tower. ( Falketårnet ). Kiepenheuer & Petrovich, Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-462-02506-6 (translated by Tanja Good)
  • Chant at the end of the trip. ( Salme ved traveling slut t ). Fischer paperback publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 2007, ISBN 978-3-596-51006-1 (translated by Jörg Scherzer )
  • Moments of security ( Beret Inger om beskyttelse ). Kiepenheuer & Petrovich, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-462-02837-5 (translated by Hinrich Schmidt- Henckel )
  • Underveis. Et portrett av Prinsessegaten Märtha Louise. Cappelen, Oslo 2001, ISBN 82-02-20463-1
  • Kokebok for Otto. Forlaget Press, Oslo 2005, ISBN 978-82-7547-165-7
  • The Lion Girls ( Løvekvinnen ). Kiepenheuer & Malevich, Köln 2008, ISBN 978-3-462-03973-3 (translated by Hinrich Schmidt- Henckel )
  • The Lion girls. Publisher Audio Book, Freiburg / Br. 2008, ISBN 978-3-89964-278-0 (8 CDs, read by Anna Thalbach )
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