Merete Alfsen

Merete Alfsen
Born	(1950-02-14) 14 February 1950 (age 75)
Occupation	Translator
Spouse	Terje Rød-Larsen ​ ​ (m. 1971⁠–⁠1982)​
Awards	Bastian Prize (1994) Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (2011) Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl (2016)

Merete Alfsen (born 14 February 1950) is a Norwegian translator.

Career

Alfsen started working as translator in 1981, and has translated more than ninety books into Norwegian language. She has previously been literary critic for the newspaper Dagbladet , and freelancer host for the radio shows Nitimen  [ no ] and Reiseradioen  [ no ]. ^[1]

Personal life

Alfsen was born on 14 February 1950, a daughter of engineer Petter Alfsen and Torill Riise-Hansen. She was married to diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen from 1971 to 1982. ^[2]

Awards

• 1992: Norwegian culture and church department's translator prize for child and youth literature for her translation of John Marsden's So much to tell you [Så mye å si deg]
• 1994: Bastian Prize in 1994, for her translation of Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando into Norwegian. ^[3]
• 1997: The Book Club's fiction translator prize [Bokklubbenes skjønnlitterære oversetterpris] ^[4]
• 2006: Bastian Prize for child and youth literature for her translation of William Nicholson's The Wind Singer [Vindsangeren] ^[5]
• 2011: Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2011, for translation of A. S. Byatt's novel The Children's Book into Norwegian langue. ^[6]
• 2016: Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl. ^[1]

References

1. "Det Norske Akademis pris til Merete Alfsen". oversetterforeningen.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Association of Literary Translators. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
2. Lodgaard, Sverre. "Terje Rød-Larsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Bastianprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
4. "Det skjønnlitterære oversetterfonds pris". Oversetterforeningen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
5. "Mottakere av Bastianprisen for barne- og ungdomslitteratur" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Norsk Oversetterforening. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
6. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kritikerprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

Awards
Preceded by Karin Gundersen	Recipient of the Bastian Prize 1994	Succeeded by Nils Ivar Agøy