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Ragnar Hovland

Born

in Bergen, Norway

April 15, 1952

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Ragnar Hovland is a Norwegian novelist, essayist, lyricist, translator, and writer of children's books.

He graduated from the University of Bergen with a degree in English and French literature, and debuted in 1979 with the novel «Alltid fleire dagar».
Hovland writes in nynorsk.

He has received several awards for his authorship.

He was awarded the Brage Prize in 1992 for the children's book «Ein motorsykkel i natta». He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2001, for the novel «Ei vinterreise».

Hovland is also a musician; he is the keyboardist and singer of the band Dei Nye Kapellanane. He has translated Stephen Sondheim's musical «Sweeney Todd» into nynorsk for Det Norske Teatret in 2015.

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Average rating: 3.87 · 1,769 ratings · 153 reviews · 89 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sveve over vatna 4.25 avg rating — 373 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1964 3.80 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ei vinterreise 4.11 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stille Natt 3.82 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dr. Munks testamente 3.93 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fredlaus 3.58 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ein motorsykkel i natta 3.12 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sjølvmord i Skilpaddekafeen 3.82 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vegen smal og porten trang: historier 3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frå Ragnar, Til alle 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars