Tove Nilsen

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Tove Nilsen
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The author Tove Nilsen
Born (1952-10-25) 25 October 1952 (age 72)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Novelist, children's writer and literary critic
Awards Riksmål Society Literature Prize (1993)
Amalie Skram Prize (2011)

Tove Nilsen (born 25 October 1952) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and literary critic.

Biography

Nilsen made her literary debut in 1974 with the novel Aldri la dem kle deg forsvarsløst naken. Her adolescence novel from a dormitory town, Skyskraperengler (1982) was a bestseller. [1]

She was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1993. Her novel Øyets sult (1993) was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. [2] She was awarded the Amalie Skram Prize in 2011. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Tove Nilsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  2. ↑ Lotherington, Tom (2003). "Tove Nilsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 6. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  3. ↑ Iversen, Vidar. "Amalie Skram-prisen". In Brodal, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 March 2025.

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