Tone Hødnebø (born 5 November 1962) is a Norwegian poet, translator and magazine editor.

Tone Hødnebø
Born (1962-11-05) 5 November 1962 (age 62)
Oslo, Norway
EducationPhilologist
Occupation(s)Poet
Translator
Magazine editor
AwardsDobloug Prize (2005)

Literary career

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Hødnebø made her literary début in 1989 with Larm. She was a co-editor of the magazine Vagant from 1990 to 1997.[1] Literary historian Øystein Rottem compared her poetic style in her next collection, Mørkt kvadrat from 1994, with poets such as Rolf Jacobsen and Sigbjørn Obstfelder.[2] Later collections include Pendel (1997), Stormstigen (2002), Nedtegnelser (2007), and Nytte og utførte gjerninger (2016). She has also translated poetry by Emily Dickinson and Anne Carson into Norwegian language.[1]

Hødnebø was awarded Sult-prisen [no] in 2003, and the Dobloug Prize in 2005.[1] She received Gyldendalprisen [no] in 2018 (for 2017).[3]

Early and personal life

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Hødnebø was born in Oslo in 1962,[1] and is educated as philologist.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tone Hødnebø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b Rottem, Øystein (1998). "Fram mot tusenårsskiftet". Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 744–747. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.
  3. ^ Mork, Geir. "Tale ved utdeling av Gyldendalprisen 15. februar 2018". gyldendal.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2019.