Solfrid Sivertsen
Appearance
Solfrid Sivertsen | |
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Born | Mosterhamn, Bømlo, Norway | 29 December 1947
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Librarian Poet Novelist Children's writer |
Relatives | Kenneth Sivertsen (brother) |
Solfrid Sivertsen (born 29 December 1947) is a Norwegian librarian, poet, novelist and children's writer.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Mosterhamn in Bømlo on 29 December 1947, Solfrid Sivertsen is a sister of musician Kenneth Sivertsen (1961–2006).[1] Their parents were Gunnar Sivertsen and Bertha Elisabeth Svendsen.[2]
Literary career
[edit]She made her literary debut in 1986 with the short story collection Porselensfiguren.[1][3] Her poetry collection Bortanfor mellomste rommet came in 1988.[1] She was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize in 1994 for the novel Grøn koffert.[4] Her novels also include Langtidsvarsel from 1996, and Eit plutseleg mørke from 2008.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Solfrid Sivertsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Sylte, Gudrun. "Kenneth Sivertsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Porselensfiguren av Solfrid Sivertsen". bokelskere.no. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Nynorsk litteraturpris". nm.no (in Norwegian). Noregs Mållag. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- Norwegian women children's writers
- 20th-century Norwegian poets
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- Norwegian women poets
- 20th-century Norwegian women writers
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