Aslaug Høydal
Aslaug Høydal | |
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Born | 22 December 1916 |
Died | 20 July 2007 | (aged 90)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Schoolteacher Novelist Poet Children's writer |
Awards | Melsom Prize (1964) |
Aslaug Høydal (22 December 1916 – 20 July 2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, novelist, poet and children's writer.
She was born in Seljord. Among her novels are Dyr last from 1963, Tårer i sand from 1969, and Brest i såldet from 1973. Her children's books include Born og bøling from 1950, Bak berg og blåne from 1965, and Heile klassa i sving from 1970. Other works are the short story collection I skotlina from 1970, and the poetry collection Skjelv i vindovne skogar from 1986.[1] She was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1964.[2]
References[]
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Aslaug Høydal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Melsomprisen" (in Norwegian). Bærum bibliotek. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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- 1916 births
- 2007 deaths
- People from Seljord
- Norwegian children's writers
- Norwegian women children's writers
- 20th-century Norwegian novelists
- 20th-century Norwegian poets
- Norwegian women novelists
- Norwegian women poets
- Norwegian schoolteachers
- 20th-century Norwegian women writers
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