Janne Stigen Drangsholt

Janne Stigen Drangsholt (b 1974, Norway) is an author and professor in the department of cultural studies and languages at the University of Stavanger. She wrote her PhD thesis on British poet Ted Hughes, and has also done research on subjects related to popular culture, narratology and contemporary British and American poetry.

Drangsholt made her literary debut with Humlefangeren (2011), and has reached a large audience in recent years with her books on Ingrid Winter. Together with Therese Eide, she published Fra Shakespeare til Knausgård – 66 klassikere du naturligvis har lest in 2020.