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Tom Lotherington

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Tom Lotherington
Born (1950-06-15) 15 June 1950 (age 74)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Writer and translator
AwardsMads Wiel Nygaards Endowment
Bastian Prize
Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award

Tom Lotherington (born 15 June 1950) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, biographer and translator. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the poetry collection Hverdagsfantasier. He has written the novels Den tredje tjeneren (1985) and Kjødets gjerninger (1989), and biographies on the poets Herman Wildenvey and Harald Sverdrup. He was head of The Norwegian Writers' Center from 2001 to 2005.[1]

Lotherington received the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1995[2] and the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award in 2010.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Tom Lotherington". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  3. ^ Wildenveyprisen 2012. 2012. Litteratur i Vestfold (June 6).
  4. ^ Wildenvey-pris til Tom Lotherington. 2010. Ostlands-Posten (April 26).
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Bastian Prize
2009
Succeeded by
TBA