Norwegian Association of Literary Translators (Norwegian : Norsk Oversetterforening) is an association for Norwegian literary translators, founded in 1948. [1] The association has awarded the annual Bastian Prize from 1951, for best literary translation into the Norwegian language. The prize is a statue made by the sculptor Ørnulf Bast. [2]
Ebba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen was an American-Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician.
Torolf Elster was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, novelist, crime fiction writer and writer of short stories. He was Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1972 to 1981.
Tove Nilsen is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and literary critic.
Per Arneberg was a Norwegian poet, prosaist and translator, born in Tønsberg.
Olav Angell was a Norwegian poet, novelist, science fiction writer, crime fiction writer, translator, anthology editor and jazz musician.
Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson was a Norwegian poet, children's writer and translator, of Icelandic citizenship, born and raised in Norway.
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a Norwegian poet and children's writer. He received several literary prizes, including the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment, the Dobloug Prize and the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
Verdens Gang is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo from 1868 to 1923.
Linderud is a neighborhood in Bjerke borough, Oslo, Norway. The area originally formed part of the estate of Linderud Manor.
Carl Ivar Orgland was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, translator and poet. He is especially known for his work with Icelandic culture, and language and literature.
The Bastian Prize is a prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Association of Literary Translators.
Fartein Døvle Jonassen is a Norwegian novelist and translator.
Livsforsikringsselskapet Idun was a Norwegian insurance company.
Tor Edvin Dahl is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, playwright, children's writer, non-fiction writer, translator, literary critic and journalist. He made his literary debut in 1968 with the short story collection En sommer tung av regn. His first novel was Den andre from 1972, and his literary breakthrough was the novel Guds tjener from 1973.
Magli Elster was a Norwegian psychoanalyst, literary critic, poet and translator. She received the Fritt Ord Award, jointly with her husband Torolf Elster.
Arve Solstad was a Norwegian newspaper editor.
Erling Kittelsen is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer, playwright and translator. He made his literary debut in 1970 with the poetry collection Ville fugler. Kittelsen was part of the poetic action group "Stuntpoetene" during the 1980s, along with Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson, Triztán Vindtorn, Arne Ruste, Thorvald Steen, Karin Moe, Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and others.
Hans Aaraas (1919–1998) was a Norwegian literary researcher.
Merete Alfsen is a Norwegian translator.