Olav Vesaas

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Olav Vesaas
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Born (1935-12-21) 21 December 1935 (age 88)
Vinje, Norway
Occupation Journalist, publisher and biographer
Employer NRK
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Relatives Guri Vesaas (sister)
Awards
  • Storegutprisen

Olav Vesaas (born 21 December 1935) is a Norwegian journalist, biographer and publisher.

Biography

Vesaas was born on 21 December 1935 in Vinje to novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas, and is a brother of Guri Vesaas.[1][2][3] From 1968 to 1998 he was assigned with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, where he mainly hosted programs on literature. From 1974 to 1990 he hosted the linguistic radio show Språkrøret, along with philologist Finn-Erik Vinje.[1] From 1978 to 1980 he chaired the Nynorsk publishing house Det Norske Samlaget.[1] In 2018 he was awarded Storegutprisen (nn), for his lifelong contributions to literature and language.[1]

Selected works

References

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