Øyvind Rimbereid
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Øyvind Rimbereid is a Norwegian
author and composer of lyric poetry. He has worked as an instructor at Skrivekunstakademiet in Bergen. Rimbereid holds a cand. philol. degree from the University of Bergen
with high marks in Nordic languages and literature. He won the Brage Prize
2008 for his poetry collection Herbarium.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
author and composer of lyric poetry. He has worked as an instructor at Skrivekunstakademiet in Bergen. Rimbereid holds a cand. philol. degree from the University of Bergen
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
with high marks in Nordic languages and literature. He won the Brage Prize
Brage Prize
The Brage Prize is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation...
2008 for his poetry collection Herbarium.
Prizes
- Sult-prisen 2001
- Den norske Lyrikklubbens pris 2002
- The Norwegian Critics Prize for LiteratureThe Norwegian Critics Prize for LiteratureThe Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association and has been awarded every year since 1950...
(Kritikerprisen) 2004, for Solaris korrigert - The Brage PrizeBrage PrizeThe Brage Prize is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation...
2008, for Herbarium - Shortlisted for Nordic Council's Literature Prize 2009, for Herbarium