Guri Vesaas

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Guri Vesaas
Born (1939-01-13) 13 January 1939 (age 86)
Vinje, Norway
Alma mater University of Oslo
Occupation(s)publishing editor and translator of children's books
Parent(s) Tarjei Vesaas
Halldis Moren Vesaas
Relatives Olav Vesaas (brother)
Awards

Guri Vesaas (born 13 January 1939) is a Norwegian writer and translator of children's books, and former editor at the publishing house Samlaget. [1]

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Biography

Vesaas was born in Vinje on 13 January 1939, [2] [3] a daughter of novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas, and sister of Olav Vesaas. [4] She graduated as cand.mag. from the University of Oslo in 1965. [2] [3]

Midtbo, Vinje. Home of Tarjei Vesaas and Halldis Moren Vesaas Midtbo3.JPG
Midtbø, Vinje. Home of Tarjei Vesaas and Halldis Moren Vesaas

She has translated more than 50 children's books into Norwegian, using the pseudonym Hanna Midtbø, [2] after the farm Midtbø in Vinje, where she grew up.

She received the Bastian Prize in 2005 for her translations of children's literature. [5] She was awarded the Brage Prize honorary award in 2007, [6] and also the Nynorsk User of the Year award. [3] [7] She was awarded Storegutprisen  [ nn ] in 2022. [8]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Hjeltnes, Guri (27 December 2006). "Europeeren på Samlaget". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hovdenakk, Stine. "Guri Vesaas". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Grepstad, Ottar. "Guri Vesaas". In Grepstad, Ottar (ed.). Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 15 August 2018.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Fyllingsnes, Ottar (21 August 1997). "Midtbø: -- "Fuglane" er favoritten". Dag og Tid (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Bastianprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Brage. Den norske bokprisen. Tidligere vinnere" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Pris til Guri Vesaas". lnk.no. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  8. ↑ Lødemel, Stina Aasen. "Storegutprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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