Solfrid Sivertsen

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Solfrid Sivertsen
Born (1947-12-29) 29 December 1947 (age 76)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Librarian
Poet
Novelist
Children's writer

Solfrid Sivertsen (born 29 December 1947) is a Norwegian librarian, poet, novelist and children's writer.

She made her literary debut in 1986 with the short story collection Porselensfiguren. [1] Her poetry collection Bortanfor mellomste rommet came in 1988. [2] She was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize in 1994 for the novel Grøn koffert. [3] Her novels also include Langtidsvarsel from 1996, and Eit plutseleg mørke from 2008. [2]

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References

  1. "Porselensfiguren av Solfrid Sivertsen". bokelskere.no. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. 1 2 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Solfrid Sivertsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. "Nynorsk litteraturpris". www.nm.no (in Norwegian). Noregs Mållag. Retrieved 12 April 2016.