Eilif Straume

Eilif Straume (born 2 October 1928) is a Norwegian writer and critic.

He holds the cand.philol. degree, and has worked as a high school teacher in Eidsvoll and at Stavanger Cathedral School. He is also known from his time in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He was also a consultant for Fjernsynsteatret and a literary and theatre critic in the newspaper Aftenposten. He issued a poetry collection in 1997,[1] and has been a prolific reader in audio books.[2]

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature,[1] and has been in the committee that awards the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.[3] He has also been a board member of the Norwegian Critics' Association.[1]

He resides in Oslo.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "80 år 2. oktober: Litteratur og teateranmelder Eilif Straume" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 16 September 2008. 
  2. ^ "Jubilanter" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 10. 2 October 1998. 
  3. ^ "Trønder sikret seg prisen fra Riksmålsforbundet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 9 December 2004.