Stein Versto
Stein Versto | |
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| Born | 30 December 1957 Vinje, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | poet, novelist, translator and folk musician |
Stein Versto (born 30 December 1957) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, translator and folk musician.
He was born in Vinje, and was a brother of newspaper editor Olav Versto. He made his literary debut in 1990 with the short story collection Ho blei borte i trappene, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Among his poetry collections are Innfalda tid, minne from 1995 and Snø i partituret from 2000. He wrote the novel Nidaros in 2013. His music album Urjen from 2011 contains tunes played on Hardanger fiddle.[1] He also resided in Asker.[2]
References[]
- ^ Karlsvik, Mette. "Stein Versto". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Versto, Stein" (in Norwegian). Telemarksportalen. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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