Sigmund Løvåsen | |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1977 |
Birth Place: | Trysil, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Occupation: | Novelist and playwright |
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Sigmund Løvåsen (born 16 August 1977) is a Norwegian novelist and playwright.
Løvåsen was born in Trysil. He made his literary début in 2003 with the novel , for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. In 2006 he published the novel , and in 2009 the novel Mamselle Iversen. His plays include Daga from 2004, Vente på fugl (2009) and Vid din sida (2011). In 2020 he issued a biography of Kjell Aukrust.
Løvåsen was awarded the in 2010.[1]
He was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 2012 to 2017.[2]