Kjartan Hatløy

Kjartan Hatløy
Born (1954-02-16) 16 February 1954 (age 70)
Hyllestad, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPoet
AwardsDobloug Prize (2021)

Kjartan Hatløy (born 16 February 1954) is a Norwegian poet, and winner of the Dobloug Prize 2021.

Career

Hatløy made his literary debut in 1996 with the poetry collection Solreven, a collection of short poems reflecting on aspects of nature. Later collections are Fjord from 2011, and Kjøkkendikt from 2012. With Kjøkkendikt he reached a wider public, and the collection was nominated for the Brage Prize. In 2016 he issued Den kvite vegen, and Menneskedagar came in 2018.[1]

He was awarded the literary prize Diktartavla in 2015,[2] and the Dobloug Prize in 2021.[3] In 2017 he was featured in the German documentary film Der Sonnenfuchs.[1]

Personal life

Born on 16 February 1954, Hatløy grew up in Hyllestad,[1] and settled in the village of Sørbøvågen.[3] His background includes studies in philosophy at the University of Bergen, education as plumber, and working experience from the shipping industry.[1]

Hatløy is the uncle of fellow Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård, being a brother to his mother. As such, Hatløy is present in several parts of Knausgård's autobiographical novel 'My Struggle'.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Skei, Hans H. "Kjartan Hatløy". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ Sandsmark, Per Magnus Finnanger; Huvenes, Fred. "Diktartavla". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Doblougska priset 2021" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.


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