Erlend Loe
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Erlend Loe (born May 24, 1969 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist. He debuted in 1993 with the book Tatt av Kvinnen and a year later published a children's book Fisken about a truck driver named Kurt. Loe has a distinctive style of writing which is often characterised as naive. He often uses irony, exaggeration and humor.
His popular book Naiv. Super. has been translated into 13 languages.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels
- Tatt av kvinnen (1993)
- Naiv. Super (1996)
- L (1999)
- Fakta om Finland (2001)
- Doppler (2004)
- Volvo lastvagnar (2005)
- Organisten (2006)
[edit] Other works
- Fisken (1994), children's book
- Maria & José (1994), picture book
- Kurt blir grusom (1995), children's book
- Den store røde hunden (1996), children's book
- Kurt quo vadis? (1998), children's book
- Detektor (2000), film script
- Jotunheimen, bill.mrk. 2469 (2001), text to photographs by Bård Løken
- Kurt koker hodet (2003), play, also adapted into a children's book
- Pingvinhjelpen (2006), play
- Organisten (2006), with Petter Amundsen, non-fiction
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Loe, Erlend |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Norwegian novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trondheim, Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
