Håvard Rem

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Håvard Rem (born 7 February 1959 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author, living in Telemark.

Lyrics and poetry

Rem made his book debut in 1977 with Kall på heltene. His Utvalgte dikt was published in Norwegian (1996), Arabic (2000) and Russian (2002). Rem's poetry and song lyrics have been used by artists and bands such as Gulli Briem (Mezzoforte), Gisle Kverndokk, a-ha, Morten Harket, Kaizers Orchestra, Vamp, Jørn Hoel, Silje Nergaard and Ørkenkjøtt.

Non-fiction and biographies

Rem has written biographies of Bob Dylan, Erik Mykland, Aril Edvardsen, Tor Erling Staff and Bjarte Baasland. He has also written books about his travels in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Interpreting and translations

Rem has interpreted texts by Bob Dylan, Walt Whitman, Derek Walcott and Leonard Cohen. He has also translated and worked on texts by William Shakespeare.

Publications

Non-fiction (books)
  • Den femfotete kamel: Artikler om poesi (1991)
  • Bob Dylan: en monografi (1999)
  • Himmelsk: Mat og mirakler i Midtøsten (photo: Knut Bry) (1999)
  • Erik Mykland: oppvekst, livsstil, European Championship 2000, player-style (2000)
  • Blå (ill.: Kjell Nupen, photo: Knut Bry) (2002)
  • Søren Kierkegaard (2002)
  • Aril Edvardsen: et selvopplevd portrett (2004)
  • Staff (2005) (About the lawyer Tor Erling Staff)
  • Fred. Reise etter krig (photo: Marcel Lelïenhof) (2006)
  • Togreiser (2009)
  • Peter Pilný: Historien om Bjarte Baasland (2009)
  • Innfødte skrik: norsk svartmetall (2010)
  • Forbyttet (2010)
Poetry (books)
  • Kall på heltene : lyrics (1977)
  • Bruddstedet : lyrics (1978)
  • Sist jeg løp på deg : verse (1981)
  • Et lykkelig år av min ungdom : verse and stories (1982)
  • Bak dør på gløtt : lyrics (1985)
  • Karl Johans åpenbaring : lyrics (1987)
  • Galgeland : lyrics (1991)
  • Øvelser i grensesetting : lyrics 1413 1993 5754 (1993)
  • Taksameteret går Collected lyrics 1977-1996 (1996)
  • Dvergmål Et rytmisk dikt (1999)
  • Tekstmeldinger : dikt (2000)
  • Utvalgte dikt : arabisk utgave (Damaskus, Marrakech, 2000)
  • Utvalgte dikt : russisk utgave (Moskva, 2002)
Music texts
Drama (books)
  • Jødenes konge : a Christmas play (1991)
Drama (plays)
  • Jødenes konge: Et julespill (Agder Teater, 1991)
  • Stor-Rones: Et spill om Kjeøya (1992)
  • Messias-monologene I-III (Den Nationale Scene, 1999–2001)
Fiction (books)
  • Tvillingbrødrene Et eventyr (1995)

Interpretations and translations

Non-fiction (books)
  • Seier gjennom lovsang by Merlin Carothers (1980)
  • Videre med Herren by Bob Mumford (1980)
  • Gåten Knut Hamsun by Robert Ferguson (1990)
  • Seidelin gjenforteller Bibelen by Ann Elisabeth Seidelin (1992)
  • Vannmerke by Josef Brodskij (1993)
Poetry (books)
Poetry (albums)
Drama (books)
Drama (plays)
Editing
  • I korthet: Atten norske aforistikere (1986)
  • Samtaler med Jens Bjørneboe 1951-1976 (1987)
  • Poetenes evangelium Jesu liv i norske dikt (ill.: Bjørn Bjørneboe) (1991)
  • Mann! Bibelske mannsbilder (photo: Morten Krogvold) (2000)
  • 100 dikt om krig (2003)
  • Tingene er dine øyne / Tingene er dine øjne / Tingene er dine ögon Skandinaviske dikt og sangtekster 1600-2000 (2009)

Prizes

  • Cappelen Prize (1987) for Karl Johans åpenbaring
  • Aust-Agder fylkes kulturpris (1993)
  • Kultur- og kirkedepartementets pris for barne- og ungdomslitteratur Illustrated book prize (1995) for Tvillingbrødrene (s. m. Harald Nordberg)
  • Record of the year Spellemannprisen 1995 "A Kind of Christmas Card" (with Morten Harket)

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