Kjell Risvik
Born(1941-06-29)29 June 1941
Died28 March 2021(2021-03-28) (aged 79)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationTranslator
SpouseKari Risvik
AwardsBrage Honorary Prize
Bastian Prize

Kjell Risvik (29 June 1941 – 28 March 2021)[1] was a translator of literature into Norwegian from various languages, including Catalan, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.[2]

He was awarded the Brage Honorary Prize in 2006, along with his wife Kari Risvik.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Nekrolog: En usedvanlig språkbegavet kulturformidler". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 April 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Kjell Risvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Tidligere vinnere av Brageprisen" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
Awards Preceded byTom Rønnow Recipient of the Bastian Prize 1975 Succeeded byCarl Fredrik Engelstad


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