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Øyvind Vågnes

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Øyvind Vågnes
Born(1972-08-04)4 August 1972
Brattvåg, Norway
Died7 January 2025(2025-01-07) (aged 52)
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Novelist
Magazine editor

Øyvind Vågnes (4 August 1972 – 7 January 2025) was a Norwegian novelist, magazine editor and researcher.

Vågnes was born in Brattvåg on 4 August 1972.[1] He made his literary debut in 2003 with the novel Ingen skal sove i natt.[1] He was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize in 2005, for the novel Ekko.[2] He was co-editor of the magazine Ekfrase - Nordisk Tidsskrift for Visuell Kultur. Among his non-fiction works are Zaprudered : the Kennedy Assassination Film in Visual Culture from 2011, and Den dokumentariske teikneserien from 2014.[1]

Vågnes died from lung fibrosis at Haukeland hospital in Bergen on 7 January 2025.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Øyvind Vågnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Nynorsk litteraturpris". www.nm.no (in Norwegian). Noregs Mållag. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Professor Øyvind Vågnes (1972-2025)" (in Norwegian). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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