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Engvald Bakkan (20 August 1897 – 3 July 1982) was a Norwegian pharmacist, novelist and children's writer.

Biography

Bakkan was born at Åmli in Aust-Agder. He graduated as a pharmacist in 1923. During his career, he lived and worked at Stavanger and Bryne; from 1955 at the Ørnen apotek in Stavanger.

He wrote 11 books: five novels; four short stories and two children's books. Among his best-known works is the novel trilogy from the 18th century, Krossen er din, Gjenom fossane and Regnbogen i toreskya, published between 1947 and 1952. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1953.

References

1. Tegland, Svein Arne Myhren. "Engvald Bakkan". Allkunne (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
2. "Engvald Bakkan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
3. "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). forfatterportalen.no. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2010.

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