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Kathrine Nedrejord

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Kathrine Nedrejord
Born (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 37)
Kjøllefjord, Norway
NationalityNorwegian/Sami
Occupation(s)Dramatist
writer
stage performer
AwardsBrage Prize (2024)

Kathrine Nedrejord (born 16 September 1987) is a Norwegian/Sami dramatist, writer and stage performer. She was awarded the Brage Prize in 2024.

Life and career

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Born in Kjøllefjord on 16 September 1987, Nedrejord made her debut as dramatist in 2009, with the play Utestengt, innesteng. She made her novel debut in 2010, the novel Transit, about a young woman who moves back to Norway after a long residence in Paris.[1]

Her next books were Trengsel (2014) and her first novel for young adults, Hvem er jeg når du blir borte, which came in 2016. Further books are the novel Forvandlinga from 2018, for which she was awarded Havmannprisen [no], and the two youth novels Det Sara skjuler (2019) and Lappjevel! (2020). From 2018 to 2020 she was house dramatist for Nationaltheatret. In 2021 she issued Flukta til Finnmark. 1800-tallet and Det finnes ingen sannhet, and in 2022 the novel Forbryter og straff.[1] Her book Sameproblemet earned her the Brage Prize in 2024.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fredriksen, Lill Tove; Huvenes, Fred. "Kathrine Nedrejord". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ^ Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Brageprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2025.