Kjartan Fløgstad

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Kjartan Fløgstad (born June 7th, 1944 in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland) is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently he worked for a period as an industrial worker and as a sailor before he debuted as a poet with his collection of poems titled Valfart (Pilgrimage) in 1968.

1 Literary work
2 Bibliography
3 Prizes
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Literary work

Fløgstad initial prose work, Den hemmelege jubel (The Secret Exultation), was published in 1970. In 1972 he published the short story collection Fangliner (Ropes), where he encourages seaman and shiftworkers in heavy industry to make themselves heard in their own language, and the author's Marxist viewpoint became apparent. His major breakthough came in 1977 with the novel Dalen Portland (Dollar Road); he was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for this work. Following this, Fyr og flamme (Fire and Flame) in 1980 and Det 7. klima (The Seventh Climate) in 1986 were his next most recognized works. Kjartan Fløgstad published six major novels after Dalen Portland as well as two crime novels using the pseudonym K. Villun. In the major novels he demonstrates a command of realistic precision combined with an understanding of sociology. Fløgstad's work depicts the economic and social transitions as Norway moves from an agricultural culture to an industrial society, and then to a post-industrial society.

[edit] Bibliography

Valfart (Pilgrimage) - collection of poetry (1968)
Sememoniar (Ceremonies) - collection of poetry (1969)
Den hemmelege jubel (The Secret Exultation) - Prose (1970)
Fangliner (Ropes) - Short Stories (1972)
Dikt i utval av Pablo Neruda (Translation of a selection of poetry by Pablo Neruda) - translated poetry (1973)
Litteratur i revolusjonen. Dikt frå Cuba (Literature in the Revolution. Poetry from Cuba) - translated poetry (1973)
Rasmus (Rasmus) - novel (1974)
Døden ikke heller (Death without end) - Crime Novel (1975) - which Wife. Villun
Ein for alle (One for all) - Crime Novel (1976) - which Wife. Villun
Dalen Portland (Dollar Road) - novel (1977)
Fyr og flamme (Fire and flame) - novel (1980)
Loven vest for Pecos (The Law West of Pecos) - essays (1981)
U 3 - novel (1983)
Ordlyden (The Wording) - essays (1983)
Det 7. klima (The Seventh Climate) - novel (1986)
Tyrannosaurus Text (Tyrannosaurus Text) - essays (1988)
Portrett av eit magisk liv. Poeten Claes Gill (Portrait of a Magic Life: The Poet Claes Gill) - biography (1988)
Arbeidets lys. Tungindustrien in Sauda through 75 år (Heavy Industry in Sauda through 75 years) - (1990)
Kniven på strupen - novel (1992)
Fimbul (Fimbul) - novel (1994)
Dikt og spelmannsmusikk 1968-1993 (Poetry and Fiddlers' Music) - (1993)
Pampa Union. Latinamerikanske reiser (Pampa union. Latin American Journeys) - Travelography (1994)
Ved Roma port ( ) - pamphlet (1994)
Antipoder (Antipodes) - essays (1996)
Kron og mynt (Heads or Tails) - novel 1998)
Dei ytterste ting. Nødvendighetsartiklar (The Ultimate Questions) - essays (1998)
Eld og vatn. Nordmenn i Sør-Amerika (Fire and Water. Norwegians in South America) - Prose (1999)
Evig varer lengst (Where have all the lovers gone?) - Play (2000)
Sudamericana (South America) - Travelography (2000)
Osloprosessen (The Oslo Porcess) - (2000)
Sudamericana. Latinamerikanske reiser (South America. Latin America travels) - Travelography (2000)
Shanghai Ekspress (Shanghai Express) - Travelography (2001)
Paradis på jord ( Paradise on Earth) - novel (2002)
Hotell Tropical (Tropical Hotel) – Travelography (2003)
Pablo Neruda: Kapteinens vers (Pablo Neruda: Captain’s Verse) - translated Poetry (2003)
Brennbart (Combustibles) - Prose (2004)
Snøhetta: hus som vil meg hysa - Prose (2004)
Grand Manila - novel (2006)