Who wrote the 1999 short stories collection, "Trist som faen," and was also given two pieces of furniture by Liv Mildrid Gjernes to as a wedding gift from the Norwegian government?
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Gjernes Gjernes is a contemporary style of fine art; sculptural and decorative. It is a spreading popular style of art, especially in Scandinavia, because the Norwegian Government's wedding gift to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her husband Ari Behn was two pieces of furniture work by Liv Mildrid Gjernes.
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Ari Behn Ari Mikael Behn (né Bjørshol, born 30 September 1972) is a Norwegian author. He has written three novels, two collections of short stories and a book about his wedding. His 1999 short stories collection "Trist som faen" ("Sad as hell") sold in about 100 000 copies and received several favourable reviews. His books have been translated into Swedish, Danish, German, Hungarian, and Icelandic as well as French. In the spring of 2011, Ari Behn made his debut as a playwright with "Treningstimen", directed by Kim Sørensen and staged at Rogaland Teater.
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Lyric Pieces Lyric Pieces (Norwegian: Lyriske stykker ) is a collection of 66 short pieces for solo piano written by Edvard Grieg. They were published in 10 volumes, from 1867 (Op. 12) to 1901 (Op. 71). The collection includes several of his best known pieces, such as "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" ("Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen"), "To Spring" ("Til våren"), "March of the Trolls" ("Trolltog"), and "Butterfly" ("Sommerfugl").
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Ulrikke (short story) "Ulrikke" (original Spanish title: "Ulrica") is a short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, collected in the anthology The Book of Sand. It is notable because it is one of the few of Borges' stories in which women and sex play a central role. The story begins with an epigraph quoting a verse of Chapter 27 of "Volsunga saga", ""Hann tekr sverðit Gram ok leggr i meðal þeira bert"", which means: ""He takes the sword Gram and lays it bare between them"". The short story is about a meeting between Ulrica, a Norwegian woman, and a Colombian teacher, Javier Otálora (who tells the story), in York. In this meeting, the couple falls in love each other and takes possession of the names of the heroes of the legendary saga contained in the epigraph: Brynhild and Sigurd, respectively.
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Leonora Christina Ulfeldt Leonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, born "Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter" til Slesvig og Holsten (8 July 1621 – 16 March 1698), was the daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and wife of Steward of the Realm, traitor Count Corfitz Ulfeldt. Renowned in Denmark since the 19th century for her posthumously published autobiography, "Jammers Minde", written secretly during two decades of solitary confinement in a royal dungeon, her intimate version of the major events she witnessed in Europe's history, interwoven with ruminations on her woes as a political prisoner, still commands popular interest, scholarly respect, and has virtually become the stuff of legend as retold and enlivened in Danish literature and art.
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Bjarte Breiteig Bjarte Breiteig (born March 17, 1974) is a Norwegian short story writer.
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Wera Sæther Wera Sæther (born 9 May 1945) is a Norwegian psychologist, poet, novelist, essayist, writer of books for youth and of documentary books. She made her literary debut in 1974 with the poetry collection "Barnet og brødet". Sæther was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1979 (shared with Cecilie Løveid). She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1996.
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Magli Elster Magli Elster (née Raknes; 21 November 1912 – 11 May 1993) was a Norwegian psychoanalyst, literary critic, poet and translator. She was the daughter of psychologist Ola Raknes and poet and playwright Aslaug Vaa, married to writer and Director-General of the NRK Torolf Elster, and the mother of philosopher Jon Elster. She made her literary debut with the poetry collection "Trikken går i engen" from 1952, and her literary breakthrough was the collection "Med hilsen fra natten" from 1953. She chaired the association Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag from 1959 to 1969. She was a co-founder of the "Association Internationale de Critiques Litteraires". In 1986 she and Torolf were awarded the Fritt Ord Award.
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Camilla Carlson Camilla Carlson (28 January 1930 – 28 February 1990) was a Norwegian poet, novelist and literary critic. Her literary debut was the poetry collection "Sanden og havet" from 1958. She was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 1977 to 1981.
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The Ice-Maiden "The Ice-Maiden" ("Iisjomfruen", or "Isjomfruen" in contemporary Danish) is an 1861 fairy tale (short story) by the Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen. The first English translation was published by King and Baird in 1863.
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Christian Kampmann Christian Peter Georg Kampmann (July 24, 1939 in Hellerup – September 13, 1988 on Læsø) was a Danish writer and journalist. His novels are mainly about the middle and upper classes in the post war time and until the 1980s. The books are mainly about people who has some problems finding their place in the world and their feelings, e.g. homosexuality. Kampmann was homosexual himself, although he was married to Therese Herman Koppel for many years and had two children. In 1988, he was killed at his beach house on Læsø by his colleague and lover Jens Michael Schau.
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The Red Shoes (fairy tale) "The Red Shoes" (Danish: "De røde sko") is a fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen first published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen 7 April 1845 in "New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Third Collection. 1845." ("Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Tredie Samling. 1845."). Other tales in the volume include "The Elf Mound" ("Elverhøi"), "The Jumpers" ("Springfyrene"), "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" ("Hyrdinden og Skorstensfejeren"), and "Holger Danske" ("Holger Danske").
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Tom Lotherington Tom Lotherington (born 15 June 1950) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, biographer and translator. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the poetry collection "Hverdagsfantasier". He has written the novels "Den tredje tjeneren" (1985) and "Kjødets gjerninger" (1989), and biographies on the poets Herman Wildenvey and Harald Sverdrup. He was head of The Norwegian Writers' Center from 2001 to 2005.
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Hilde Hagerup Hilde Hagerup (born 26 February 1976) is a Norwegian novelist and author of children's literature. She is the daughter of Klaus Hagerup. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 2002 for "Løvetannsang".
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Margit Schiøtt Margit Schiøtt, née Knudsen (2 May 1889 – 16 September 1946) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She was born in Gjerpen, a daughter of the Norwegian Prime Minister Gunnar Knudsen. Her husband was dr. ing. Didrik Cappelen Schiøtt (1887–1958) and they lived at Gulset in Skien, Norway, where they also owned a little farm. They had no children.
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Mogens Klitgaard Mogens Klitgaard (1906-1945) was a Danish author. He published the novel "Gud mildner Luften for de klippede Faar" in 1938, about the superficiality of the bourgeoisie. He is most well-known, however, for his portrait of the man on the floor in "Der sidder en Mand i en Sporvogn" (1937) about a deroute during the economic crisis of the 1930s.
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Christina Herrström "Christina Yngvesdotter" Herrström Schildt (born "Herrström" 23 August 1959 in Lidingö, Sweden) is a Swedish author and screenwriter. She has been married to Peter Schildt. She has written among the children's books "Ebba & Didrik", "Glappet" and "Tusen gånger starkare" and she has also written the films/TV series based on these books ("Glappet" was first a TV series but she wrote a book based on it). She has also written other films and TV series.
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Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. (Danish: "Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling.") is a collection of nine fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. The tales were published in a series of three installments by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark between May 1835 and April 1837, and represent Andersen's first venture into the fairy tale genre.
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Eldrid Nordbø Eldrid Nordbø (born 12 August 1942) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was personal secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs in 1971, state secretary to the prime minister (1986-89), and Minister of Trade and Shipping (1990-91). She is married to economist and politician Bjørn Skogstad Aamo.
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Kjell Askildsen Kjell Askildsen (born 30 September 1929) is a Norwegian writer. He is probably best known for his minimalistic short stories.
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Turid Birkeland Turid Birkeland (5 November 1962 – 24 December 2015) was a Norwegian cultural executive and former politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Culture in 1996–97. She was an author and also worked in television, including being chief of cultural programming at NRK and a member of the board at Telenor. She also headed the Risør Chamber Music Festival, and was the director of Concerts Norway.
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The Elf Mound "The Elf Mound" (Danish: "Elverhøi" ) is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a feast held in an elf mound for the Goblin Chief of Norway and his two sons, both of whom are expected to select elf brides. The tale was published in Copenhagen, Denmark by C.A. Reitzel in April 1845.