Vigdis Hjorth is a Norwegian

Norway

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 novelist. She grew up in Oslo

Oslo

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, and has studied philosophy, literature and political science. In 1983, she published her first novel, the children's book "Pelle-Ragnar i den gule gården" for which she received Norsk kulturråd

Norsk Kulturråd

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's debut award. Her first book for an adult audience was "Drama med Hilde" (1987). "Om bare" from 2001 is considered her most important novel, and a roman à clef

Roman à clef

Roman à clef or roman à clé , French for "novel with a key", is a phrase used to describe a novel about real life, overlaid with a façade of fiction. The fictitious names in the novel represent real people, and the "key" is the relationship between the nonfiction and the fiction...

. She has mentioned Dag Solstad

Dag Solstad

Dag Solstad is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into several languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics’ Award three times...

, Bertold Brecht and Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

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 as important literary influences. Hjorth has three children and lives in Asker

Asker

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Select publications

• Gjennom skogen (Through the Forest), 1986
• Med hånden på hjertet (Cross My Heart), 1989
• Fransk åpning (French Opening), 1992
• Død sheriff (Dead Sheriff), 1995
• Ubehaget i kulturen (The Cultural Malaise). Co-author with Arild Linneberg, 1995
• Takk, ganske bra (Very Nicely, Thank you), 1998
• En erotisk forfatters bekjennelser (An Erotic Authors Confessions), 1999
• Hva er det med mor (What's wrong with Mother), 2000
• Om bare (If only), 2001
• Fordeler og ulemper ved å være til (The Pros and Cons of Being Alive), 2005
• Hjulskift (Wheel Change), 2006
• Snakk til meg (Talk to me), 2010

External links

• Biography and catalogue from the publishing house, Cappelen
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• Facts about Vigdis Hjorth on Dagbladet
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