Marita Fossum

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Marita Fossum
Born (1965-03-14) 14 March 1965 (age 57)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationWriter
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Marita Fossum (born 14 March 1965) is a Norwegian writer. Her literary debut was the novel Verden utenfor (2002). [1] She was awarded the Brage Prize in 2005 for the novel Forestill deg. [2]

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References

  1. Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Marita Fossum". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. "Brageprisen. Prisvinnere 2005" (in Norwegian). 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2008-10-14.