Erlend Loe (born May 24, 1969 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist. He debuted in 1993 with the book Tatt av Kvinnen and a year later published a children's book Fisken about a forklift driver named Kurt. Loe has a distinctive style of writing which is often characterised as naive. He often uses irony, exaggeration and humor. is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... County District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2003-) Rita Ottervik (AP) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is a gap or incongruity between what a speaker or a writer says and what is generally understood (either at the time, or in the later context of history). ...
His popular novel Naiv. Super. has been translated into 13 languages.
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I read ErlendLoes Naïve, Super, though, with all of the joy of talking to a new friend who, each time you say something, whispers with a look of amazement Me, too and you both cant believe how much you have in common.
He simplifies his life, quantifying it and compartmentalizing it in an effort to control the small things so as not to be overwhelmed by the endless number of large, life-changing things that are beyond that control.
Loes style of writing perfectly complements and, in fact, mirrors the narrators style of stilted and isolated action.
ErlendLoe har spilt teater, vært utvekslingsstudent i Frankrike, arbeidet med film og video, spilt kontrabass, vært anmelder i Arbeideravisen, jobbet på psykiatrisk sykehus, vært lærervikar og lært om manus skriving i København.
Loe nektet også militæret og avtjente siviltjenesten som skuespiller og altmuligmann i den frie teatergruppen Stella Polaris.
Erlend ble tildelt Kulturdepartementets billedbokpris i 1996, og Cappelenprisen i 1997.