Stein Versto
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| Born | 30 December 1957 Vinje, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | poet, novelist, translator and folk musician |
Stein Versto (born 30 December 1957) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, translator and folk musician.
He was born in Vinje, and is the brother of newspaper editor Olav Versto. He made his literary debut in 1990 with the short story collection Ho blei borte i trappene, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Among his poetry collections are Innfalda tid, minne from 1995 and Snø i partituret from 2000. He wrote the novel Nidaros in 2013. His music album Urjen from 2011 contains tunes played on Hardanger fiddle.[1] He also resided in Asker.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Karlsvik, Mette. "Stein Versto". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Versto, Stein" (in Norwegian). Telemarksportalen. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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