I v o d e F i g u e i r e d o
Harald Haarfagresgate
8 B, 1607 Fredrikstad
Tlf. + 47 69 31 77 27
/ +47-40 29 12 21
born 1966
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Education
Results
UNIVERSITY OF OSLO
1994 II Master degree in
History (result: 1.9)
1991 II Practical-pedagogical
Seminar
1991 I Nordic language and
literature
1990 II Seminar in language
and phonetics
1990 I History
1987 II Science of Religion
1986 II Examen Philosophicum
Employment
I’ve
been working as a full time author since 1997. In addition, I’ve had several
engagements, of wich
the
following is the most important:
2008 II Leader of the
non-fiction writers academy at Universitetsforlaget and Aschehoug Publishing
House.
2008 I Employment as a reviewer
of non-fiction books in the major daily newspaper, Aftenposten. Columnist in
the local newspaper Fredriksstad Blad.
2001 I Participation in
the research programme "The Impact of National Socialism and Fascist Rule
on Europe", Team 1. "The War of Legitimacy in Politics and
Culture", initiated and funded by the European Science Foundation.
1999 II The
Historical-Philosophical Faculty, University of Oslo. Engagement within the
project: "The Legal Trials in Norway", subprogram: "The
Frontfighter project". Publication of articles 2001 - 2004
1996 II
- 1997 I The
Skarpnes-committee/National Archive (Riksarkivet). Engagement for the committee
investigating the seizure and restoration of Jewish property in Norway during
and after the Second World War.
1996 I and
1997 I Department of
History, University of Oslo. Lectures on Norwegian history 1850-1960,
writing-seminar for first year students.
1995 I
- 1997 I Department of
History, University of Oslo. Scientific assistant for prof. Ole Kristian
Grimnes in connection with his biography of the industrial pioneer Sam Eyde,
scientific assistant for prof. Øystein Sørensen, making a bibliography
regarding the development of Norwegian national identity in the 19. century
1992 I and
1995 II Grefsen
videregående skole (senior high school), Oslo. History classes
Published work, performances etc.
2008 II Støv. En monologisk
mangetale om Henrik Wergelands liv etter døden. Play, 45 minutes. Opening 16. September 2008. Instruction by Bentein
Baardson, actor Morten Røhrt.
2008 II Støv. En bok om Henrik Wergeland,
Oslo 2008 (246 pages)
2007 II Henrik Ibsen. Masken, Oslo 2007 (Henrik Ibsen. The Mask, 677 pages))
2006 II Slipp meg. En bok om Henrik Ibsen,
Oslo 2006 (128 pages)
2006 I Henrik Ibsen. Mennesket, Oslo
2006 (Henrik Ibsen. The Man, 459 pages)
2002 II Den norske fascismen. Nasjonal Samling
1933 - 1940, Oslo 2002 ( together with Hans Olaf
Brevig)
2002 II Fri mann. Johan Bernhard Hjort. En
dannelseshistorie, Oslo 2002 ( 447 pages)
1999 II Fredrikstad bys historie VI. Mot et
nytt årtusen, Fredrikstad 1999 ( 560 pages)
Articles
(notincluding reviews and newspaper
articles)
2004 II Et rettferdig oppgjør?
Etterkrigsoppgjøret som rettslig og historisk problem, in Dahl, Hans Fredrik og
Øystein Sørensen (ed). Et rettferdig oppgjør? Rettsoppgjøret i Norge etter
1945, Pax:Oslo 2004
2003 I Biografiens to riker, Prosa
1/2003
2001 II Etterkrigsoppgjøret som historisk
problem, Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift 4/2001
2001 II De norske frontkjemperne - hva
litteraturen sier og veien videre, Historisk Tidsskrift 4/2001
2001 -2003 Johan Bernhard Hjort, Jonas Lie, Sverre
Riisnæs in Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (articles in Norwegian
Biographical Encyclopedia)
2001 I Langs historiens blindveier. Et
portrett av Halldis Neegaard Østbye, Historie 1/2001
1996 I Historie og moral.
Okkupasjonsundervisningen i skolen, in Johnsen, Egil B. (red.). Forbildets
forbilder. Norsk Sakprosa. Annen bok, Oslo 1996
1995 II En norsk historikerstrid?, Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift 4/1995
1995 I Ideologiens primat. Nasjonal Samling 1937-1940,
Historisk Tidsskrift 3/1995 ( contains English
summary)
1994 II Nasjonal Samling 1937-1940. En
analyse av partiets politiske og ideologiske utvikling, University of Oslo
(thesis for the Master degree)
Prizes etc.
2009 I The
Department of Culture and Church Affairs´ Award for non-fiction Literature for
children and youth 2008. The price was given to Støv ( Dust).
2008II Nominated to the
national litterary award Brageprisen for Støv.
2007 I The Department of Culture and Church Affairs´ Award for non-fiction
Literature for children and youth 2006. The price was given to Slipp meg
( Let go).
2006 II Fredrik
Halvorsens legats literary award
2006 I The
Ibsen-medallion of Skien city
2003 II Østfold Energiverks
prize of honor for outstanding achivements in art 2003 (regional prize)
2002 II Received
the national litterary award "Brageprisen" for Fri mann
1995 I The
Norwegian Historical Society´s "Aschehougstipend" for 1994
Memberships,
associations etc.
Member of
the Norwegian Nonfiction Writers- and Translators Association. From 2008 II
member
of the
Norwegian Critics Association. From 2009 I member of the Norwegian Language-
and
Litterature Society (Norsk Selskab for Sprog og
Litteratur)