Hans H. Skei
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Hans H. Skei is a Norwegian
editor and writer.
He was born in Dønna
, and graduated as dr.philos. with the treatise The novelist as short story writer : a study of William Faulkner's short stories with special emphasis on the period 1928-1932 at the University of Oslo
. He has been the editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidskrift since 2002. Skei has published a lot of works on the writings of William Faulkner
, and he as also translated a couple of his books.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
editor and writer.
He was born in Dønna
Dønna
Dønna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region.Outer Helgeland, consists of the municipalities Leirfjord, Alstahaug, Herøy as well as Dønna. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Solfjellsjøen. The municipality has a large...
, and graduated as dr.philos. with the treatise The novelist as short story writer : a study of William Faulkner's short stories with special emphasis on the period 1928-1932 at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. He has been the editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidskrift since 2002. Skei has published a lot of works on the writings of William Faulkner
William Faulkner
William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner worked in a variety of media; he wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays during his career...
, and he as also translated a couple of his books.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
.
External links
- Profile at UiO