Øyvind Vågnes

Øyvind Vågnes
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Brattvåg, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Novelist
Magazine editor

Øyvind Vågnes (born 1972) is a Norwegian novelist, magazine editor and researcher.

Vågnes was born in Brattvåg. He made his literary debut in 2003 with the novel Ingen skal sove i natt.[1] He was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize in 2005, for the novel Ekko.[2] He is co-editor of the magazine Ekfrase - Nordisk Tidsskrift for Visuell Kultur. Among his non-fiction works are Zaprudered : the Kennedy Assassination Film in Visual Culture from 2011, and Den dokumentariske teikneserien from 2014.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Øyvind Vågnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Nynorsk litteraturpris". www.nm.no (in Norwegian). Noregs Mållag. Retrieved 16 April 2016.


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