Geir Pollen
Geir Pollen (born 4 April 1953 in Målselv Municipality) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and translator. His literary debut was the poetry collection Posteringar i språket from 1982. He was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 2001 to 2005.
Geir Pollen
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- Name
- Geir Pollen
- Born
- 4 April 1953
- Birthplace
- Målselv, Norway
- Occupation
- Poet, novelist and translator
- Awards
- * Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation (2004)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Geir Pollen was born on 4 April 1953 in Målselv.
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• Name — Geir Pollen • Born — 4 April 1953 • Birthplace — Målselv, Norway • Occupation — Poet, novelist and translator • Awards — * Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation (2004)
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