Hoem, Edvard
Edvard Hoem was born in 1949, and made his debut in 1969. Since then he has published a number of novels, and has been nominated for the Nordic Critics' Literary Prize four times, for the novels The Ferry Crossing, Probation, Ave Eva and Mother's and Father's Story.
In addition to this, Edvard Hoem has written plays, essays and he has translated seven of William Shakespeare's plays into Norwegian, among them Othello and King Lear.
Selected bibliography & translations
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| 2009 | Villskapens år. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons liv 1832–1875 | The Wild Years. The Life of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 1832–1875 |
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| 2007 | Faderen. Peder Bjørnson forsvarer seg. | The Father. Peder Bjørnson Defends Himself. |
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| 2005 | Mors og fars historie | Mother's and Father's Story |
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| 2004 | Kom fram, fyrste! | Come Forward, Prince! |
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| 2000 | Frøken Dreyers musikkskole | Miss Dreyer's School of Music |
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| 1996 | Tid for klage, tid for dans | A Time for Wailing, A Time for Dancing |
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| 1991 | I Tom Bergmanns tid | In the Days of Tom Bergmann |
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| 1987 | Ave Eva | Ave Eva |
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| 1985 | Heimlandet. Barndom. | The Homeland. Childhood. |
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| 1984 | Prøvetid | Probation |
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| 1974 | Kjærleikens ferjereiser | The Ferry Crossing |
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| 1969 | Som grønne musikanter | Like Green Musicians |
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Photographer:
Finn Ståle Felberg