Are Kalvø

Norwegian writer and satirist

Are Kalvø

Born	(1969-12-31) 31 December 1969 (age 54)

Are Kalvø (born 31 December 1969) is a Norwegian writer and satirist.

He was born in Stranda. His debut work as writer was Absolutt Oslo, released in 1994. Later satirical books were Kunsten å vere neger (1996), Men fjernkontrollen min får du aldri (1997), Harry (1999), Bibelen 2 (2002, with Steffen Kverneland), Syden (2002) and Våre venner kinesarane (2007). His first work as a fiction writer was Nød, released in 2004.^[1] He writes in nynorsk.

He wrote the revues 1000 år og like blid (1998, with Ragnar Hovland), and Det folk vil ha (2005). Both premiered at Det Norske Teatret.^[1] He was also one of the main participants in the satiric radio program Hallo i uken in NRK P2 until the summer of 2009, together with Espen Beranek Holm and Else Michelet.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Are Kalvø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
^ Rossland, Irene Elisabeth (16 January 2009). "Hallo i uken-trio gir seg" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2010.