Torgeir Schjerven
Torgeir Schjerven is a Norwegian author and lyric poet. Schjerven trained as a visual artist. He has worked as an actor in such films as Lasse & Geir and Det tause flertall.
In 1995, Schjerven was one of the finalists for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the novel Omvei til Venus.
Torgeir Schjerven is married to the author Inger Elisabeth Hansen.
Poetry
Vekk - poetry Nettenes melk - poetry Tanker og andre personlige bedrifter - poetry En nåde uten mål - poetry I anledning dagen - poetryNovels
I det blodige blå - novel Omvei til Venus - novelChildren's book
- 1992 – Hugo og de tre som forsvant, children's book written together with Inger Elisabeth Hansen, and illustrated by Hilde Kramer
Awards
- 1986 – Hartvig Kirans minnepris
- 1994 – Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, for Omvei til Venus
- 1995 – Nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for Omvei til Venus
- 2002 – Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize
- 2005 – Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl