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Dec 21, 1935 Vinje, Eastern Norway, Norway 88 years old
Norwegian journalist
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About Olav Vesaas
- Olav Vesaas (born 21 December 1935) is a Norwegian journalist, biographer and publisher.
- He was born in Vinje to novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas, and is a brother of Guri Vesaas.
- From 1968 to 1998 he was assigned with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, where he mainly hosted programs on literature.
- From 1974 to 1990 he hosted the linguistic radio show Språkrøret, along with philologist Finn-Erik Vinje.
- From 1978 to 1980 he chaired the Nynorsk publishing house Det Norske Samlaget.
- In 2018 he was awarded Storegutprisen, for his lifelong contributions to literature and language.
