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Øyvind Holen

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Øyvind Holen
Born (1973-01-04) 4 January 1973 (age 51)
Oslo, Norway
SpouseMarta Breen
AwardsSproing Award (2012)

Øyvind Holen (born 4 January 1973) is a Norwegian journalist, comics creator and non-fiction writer.

Personal life

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Holen hails from Lindeberg, a district in Groruddalen, Oslo. He was born on 4 January 1973, and is married to Marta Breen.[1]

Career

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A journalist, Holen has worked for or contributed to a number of newspapers, including Aftenposten, Dagsavisen, VG, Klassekampen, Bergens Tidende, Morgenbladet, Osloposten, Ny Tid, and Dagens Næringsliv.[1]

He made his book debut in 2004 with the hiphop documentary Hiphop-hoder: Fra Beat Street til bygde-rap. His next books were Groruddalen: En reiseskildring (2005), Hiphop: Graffiti, rap, breaking, dj-ing (2009), and Faktaløve: Hiphop (2010). He was awarded the Sproing Award in 2012 for the comics album Drabant, shared with illustrator Mikael Noguchi [no].[1] Further books are Donald-landet (2012), Jævla bra byline (2014),[2] Tegneserienes historie (2015), Getto (2021), and B.O.L.T Warhead. The Re Enforcement from 2022 (about an album by the Norwegian rap group B.O.L.T. Warhead [no]).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Goksøyr, Kyrre Matias. "Øyvind Holen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Øyvind Holen". forfatterkatalogen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.