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Norwegian novelist and children's writer

Helga G. Eriksen
Helga Gunerius Eriksen.
BornHelga Gunerius Eriksen
(1950-10-11) 11 October 1950 (age 74)
Stavanger, Norway
Occupation(s)Literature, Writer
Years active1986 – presents
AwardsBrage Prize

Helga Gunerius Eriksen (born 11 October 1950) is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer.

She made her literary debut in 1986 with the children's book På stripejakt. Among her other children's books are Båten i treet from 1988, Vi kjem frå havet from 1998, and Flugepapir from 2003, which earned her the Brage Prize. Among her novels is Rut from 2002.

She was awarded the Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature for Finn Inga! in 1991.

References

  1. "Helga Gunerius Eriksen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. Rottem, Øystein (1998). Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 810. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.
Awards
Preceded byGro Dahle
Svein Nyhus
Recipient of the Brage Prize for children and youth
2003
(with Gry Moursund)
Succeeded byHarald Rosenløw Eeg


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