Håvard Rem
Encyclopedia
Håvard Rem is a Norwegian
author
, living in Telemark
.
), Gisle Kverndokk, a-ha
, Morten Harket
, Kaizers Orchestra
, Vamp
, Jørn Hoel, Silje Nergaard
and Ørkenkjøtt.
, 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
.
, Walt Whitman
, Derek Walcott
and Leonard Cohen
. He has also translated and worked on texts by William Shakespeare
.
Poetry (books)
Music texts
Drama (books)
Drama (plays)
Fiction (books)
Poetry (books)
Poetry (albums)
Drama (books)
Drama (plays)
Editing
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...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, living in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
.
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 (MezzoforteMezzoforte (band)
Mezzoforte is an instrumental jazz-funk fusion band from Iceland. Their biggest hit single was "Garden Party" . It peaked at #17 in the UK Singles Chart...
), Gisle Kverndokk, a-ha
A-ha
A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
, Morten Harket
Morten Harket
Morten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
, Kaizers Orchestra
Kaizers Orchestra
Kaizers Orchestra is a Norwegian alternative rock group formed on January 1, 2000. The two leading members, vocalist Janove Ottesen and guitarist Geir Zahl, had known each other for years, and first played together in a band called Blod, Snått & Juling in 1989.Kaizers Orchestra are notable for...
, Vamp
Vamp
Vamp may refer to:* VaMP, the first autonomous car that drove long distances in traffic* Vamp , a Norwegian folk music band* Vamp, a character in the Metal Gear series of video games* Vamp , in Gobots toyline and cartoon...
, Jørn Hoel, Silje Nergaard
Silje Nergaard
Silje Nergaard is a Norwegian pop and jazz musician.While some of her old titles have a distinct pop feel, she has now almost completely given up making pop music, and virtually the entirety of her later releases consists of jazz...
and Ørkenkjøtt.
Non-fiction and biographies
Rem has written biographies of Bob DylanBob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Erik Mykland
Erik Mykland
Erik Mykland - nicknamed Myggen , as he used to flap his arms and hands like one when celebrating his goals - is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....
, Aril Edvardsen
Aril Edvardsen
Aril Snorre Edvardsen was a Norwegian evangelical preacher and missionary, considered one of the most influential Christian figures of all time from Scandinavia....
, Tor Erling Staff and Bjarte Baasland
Bjarte Baasland
Bjarte Baasland is a former Norwegian businessman and convicted fraudster.He became famous in Norway in connection with the Baasland case in the autumn of 2008, when it was revealed that he had gambled away almost that he borrowed from family friends and banks...
. He has also written books about his travels in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
Interpreting and translations
Rem has interpreted texts by Bob DylanBob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
, Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott
Derek Alton Walcott, OBE OCC is a Saint Lucian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992 and the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2011 for White Egrets. His works include the Homeric epic Omeros...
and Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
. He has also translated and worked on texts by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
.
Publications
Non-fiction (books)- Den femfotete kamel: Artikler om poesi (1991)
- Bob Dylan: en monografi (1999)
- Himmelsk: Mat og mirakler i Midtøsten (photo: Knut BryKnut BryKnut Bry is a Norwegian photographer.Bry has no formal education as a photographer and chose his profession in 1975, 29 years old. He has won a number of photographic awards, among them Photographer of the Year in the United States in 1986 and in Norway in 1989...
) (1999) - Erik Mykland: oppvekst, livsstil, European Championship 2000, player-style (2000)
- Blå (ill.: Kjell Nupen, photo: Knut BryKnut BryKnut Bry is a Norwegian photographer.Bry has no formal education as a photographer and chose his profession in 1975, 29 years old. He has won a number of photographic awards, among them Photographer of the Year in the United States in 1986 and in Norway in 1989...
) (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
- Poetenes evangeliumPoetenes EvangeliumPoetenes Evangelium is a 1993 album by Norwegian singer Morten Harket. It is his first solo album.The title translates into The gospel according to poets and was a follow-up from a book anthology of classical 20th century Norwegian poetry depicting the life and death of Christ...
(music: Øivind Varkøy, vocals: Morten HarketMorten HarketMorten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
) (1993) - Wild Seed (music/vocals: Morten HarketMorten HarketMorten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
) (1995) - Kom ut og lek (vocals: Steinar Albrigtsen, Jørn Hoel, Magnus GrønnebergMagnus GrønnebergMagnus Grønneberg is the vocalist in the Norwegian rock band CC Cowboys.- References :...
, Morten HarketMorten HarketMorten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
) (1995) - Begå Ænesen En Æ'ndals-ræpp (music: Bjørn Jørgensen) (1996)
- Vogts VillaVogts VillaVogts Villa is a 1996 album by Norwegian singer Morten Harket, sung in Norwegian.The song "Vuggevise" is a Norwegian-language re-recording of the song "Lay Me Down Tonight" which appeared on Harket's previous album, Wild Seed...
(music/vocals: Morten HarketMorten HarketMorten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
) (1996)
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)
- Tilegnet den usynlige verden Walt WhitmanWalt WhitmanWalter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
(s.m. Kurt Narvesen) (1984) - Kjærlighet og hat: Et utvalg Leonard CohenLeonard CohenLeonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
(1988) - Slavenes energi Leonard CohenLeonard CohenLeonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
(1989)
Poetry (albums)
- Hadde månen en søster: Leonard Cohen på norsk (vocals: Kari BremnesKari BremnesKari Bremnes is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.She got an M.A. in language, literature , history and theater studies from the University of Oslo, and worked as a journalist for several years before deciding to dedicate herself to music full time.In 1987 she received the Spellemannprisen for the...
, Sidsel EndresenSidsel EndresenSidsel Endresen is a Norwegian jazz singer.She was part of the Jon Eberson Group from 1981 to 1987, resulting in five CDs and two "Spellemannprisen" awards...
, Claudia Scott, Somebody's DarlingSomebody's DarlingSomebody's Darling is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Betty Balfour, Rex O'Malley and Fred Raynham. A young woman who believes herself to be an orphan rediscovers her family when she is left a large inheritance but a sinister uncle tries to cheat her out...
, Kirsten Bråten BergKirsten Bråten BergKirsten Marie Bråten Berg is a Norwegian folk singer and silversmith currently living in Valle in the Setesdal area of southern Norway. She trained as a silversmith at the Torleiv H. Bjørgums Vocational College Kirsten Marie Bråten Berg (born 7 January 1950 in Arendal, Norway) is a Norwegian folk...
, Kristin Solli) (1993) - Aleine om høsten Hank Williams på norsk (vocals: Vibeke Saugestad, Jonas FjeldJonas FjeldJonas Fjeld is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known in the English-speaking world for two albums recorded by Danko/Fjeld/Andersen, a collaboration with Canadian Rick Danko of The Band and American singer-songwriter Eric Andersen...
, Gunn Heidi Larsen, Sondre Bratland) (1995) - Fredløs: Bob Dylan på norsk (vocals: Åge AleksandersenÅge AleksandersenÅge Aleksandersen is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is one of his country's most famous singer/songwriters, musicians....
) (1997) - Flux: William Shakespeare på norsk (vocals: Elisabeth Karsten) (1999)
Drama (books)
- Ekte Dylan by Sam ShepardSam ShepardSam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
(Arken, 1988) - Det siste karneval by Derek WalcottDerek WalcottDerek Alton Walcott, OBE OCC is a Saint Lucian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992 and the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2011 for White Egrets. His works include the Homeric epic Omeros...
(Solum, 1995)
Drama (plays)
- Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de BergeracHercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist. He is now best remembered for the works of fiction which have been woven, often very loosely, around his life story, most notably the 1897 play by Edmond Rostand...
by Edmund Rostand (s.m. Pål LøkkebergPål LøkkebergPål Løkkeberg was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1962 and 1990. His 1967 film Liv was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
and Torstein Bugge Høverstad) (Trøndelag teater, 1984) - HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
(Rogaland teater, 1986) - Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
(Rogaland teater, 1986; Den Nationale Scene, 1999; Riksteatret, 2003; Nationaltheatret, 2010) - Ham Hamlet by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
/Poul Borum (NRK Ungdomsteatret, 1988) - En god dør trenger ingen lås by Morten Jansson (NRK Ungdomsteatret, 1989)
- Så lenge smerten er usynlig by Dorrit WillumsenDorrit WillumsenDorrit Willumsen is a Danish writer. She made her literary debut in 1965 with the short story collection Knagen....
(NRK Radioteatret, 1994) - Satans kvinnfolk by Benedicte AdrianBenedicte AdrianBenedicte Christine Adrian Mouton is a Norwegian singer and artist. She has released material on her own, but is best known for her collaboration with Ingrid Bjørnov in the pop duo Dollie de Luxe...
/Ingrid BjørnovIngrid BjørnovIngrid Bjørnov is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, keyboard player, composer and text writer. Her debut album Første Akt from 1980 with the duo Dollie was awarded Spellemannprisen, and the duo represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984. She spent seven years with the musical Which...
(Holmenkollen, 1994) - Rent: En rock-opera by Jonathan LarsonJonathan LarsonJonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!...
(Trøndelag teater, 1999) - Spring AwakeningSpring AwakeningSpring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of...
(Oslo Nye, 2010; Trøndelag teater, 2010)
Editing
- I korthet: Atten norske aforistikere (1986)
- Samtaler med Jens Bjørneboe 1951-1976 (1987)
- Poetenes evangeliumPoetenes EvangeliumPoetenes Evangelium is a 1993 album by Norwegian singer Morten Harket. It is his first solo album.The title translates into The gospel according to poets and was a follow-up from a book anthology of classical 20th century Norwegian poetry depicting the life and death of Christ...
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 PrizeCappelen PrizeThe Cappelen Prize is a Norwegian literary award that is awarded each year by the Cappelen Damm publishing company. It was established in 1979, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house of Cappelen.-Laureates:...
(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 HarketMorten HarketMorten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
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