Rune Christiansen (born 10 April 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian poet and novelist. He is a professor of creative writing at Telemark University College. He won the Brage Prize in 2014 and the Gyldendal lifetime award in 2015.
Rune Christiansen debuted as a poet in 1986. Since then, he has written twelve collections of poems, and nine novels. He has also translated Alain Bosquet, Eugenio Montale, Frank Kuppner and Edmond Jabès.
He grew up at Østerås and resides in Vestfossen.
Bibliography 1986: Hvor toget forlater havet, poem 1987: Sanger fra måneraketten, poem 1989: I dødvanne, poem 1990: Hvalene i Glasgow, novel 1991: Skilpaddedøgn, poem 1992: Dypt mørke, novel 1993: En følsom tid, poem 1994: Motormelkeveien, poem 1996: Anticamera, poem (ed. it. AntiCamera, Lavìs 2015) 1997: Steve McQueen er død, novel 1999: Etter alltid, poem 2000: På ditt aller vakreste, novel 2002: Om trær som vokser seg skakke i trange skyggefulle hager, men som likevel (eller nettopp derfor) gjør inntrykk og som man husker livet ut, poem 2002: 25 February , essay 2003: Intimiteten, novel. 2007: Fraværet av musikk, novel 2009: Krysantemum, novel 2014: Ensomheten i Lydia Ernemans liv, novel
Collections
1998: Lett ferd: Dikt i utvalg, poem 2004: Samlede dikt, poem
References
External links Poems of Rune Christiansen at nytallerken Rune Christiansen at NRK Forfatter Rune Christiansen at Dagbladet Forfatter Rune Christiansen at Aftenposten Alex