Ragnhild Nilstun

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Ragnhild Nilstun
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Born (1943-01-31) 31 January 1943 (age 81)
Lofoten, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
EducationPhilologist
Occupation(s)novelist, children's writer and literary critic

Ragnhild Nilstun (born 31 January 1943) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and literary critic.

She was born in Lofoten, [1] is a philologist by education, and has worked at the University of Tromsø. [2] She made her literary debut in 1979 with the novel Etterbyrden, with descriptions of postnatal depression. The novel was also adapted for theatre and staged at Fjernsynsteatret. In 1988 she published the short story collection Begjærets pris. The novel For mitt blikk (1996) depicts life in Finnmark and Troms in the late nineteenth century, and is the first in a trilogy which also includes For kjærlighets skyld (2002; Havmannprisen  [ no ]), and Min lange reise ender her (2007). Her children's books have been translated into several languages. [1] [3] She was awarded the Amalie Skram Prize  [ no ] in 2009. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ragnhild Nilstun". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nilstun, Ragnhild". aschehoug.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Rottem, Øystein (1998). "Fødselsdepresjoner, troløse elskere og tungsindige ektemenn". Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 662. ISBN   82-02-16426-5.
  4. ↑ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Amalie Skram-prisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 September 2018.


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