Svein Jarvoll

Svein Jarvoll (5 May 1946 – 18 February 2026) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and essayist. He made his debut with a poetry collection in 1984 and followed up with a postmodern novel, while most of his later books were essay collections and translations of ancient literature. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2001.

Life and career Jarvoll was born on 5 May 1946 in Lurøy, According to literary historian Øystein Rottem, Jarvoll's novel from 1988 satisfies several of Patricia Waugh's characteristics of a postmodern text, Jarvoll issued the essays collection in 1997.

In 2000, he issued translations of the Greek poet Sappho, and in 2001 the essays collection . He published the short story collection in 2004. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2001.

Jarvoll died on 18 February 2026, at the age of 79.