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Brit Bildøen
Brit Bildøen (born 28 January 1962) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic. Her awards include the Nynorsk Literature Prize, the Melsom Prize, the Amalie Skram Prize, and the Dobloug Prize. Background Born in Ålesund on 28 January 1962, Bildøen grew up in Aukra. A librarian by education, she worked at the public library in Kvinnherad until 1989. She has also studied sociology, and attended the in Hordaland in 1991. Literary career She made her literary debut in 1991 with the poetry collection ''Bilde av menn''. In her first novel, ''Eit anna eple'' (English: ''Another Apple'') from 1992, the protagonist Eva sees her world collapsing, and not only the world but also her face, her body, her language and the time, dissolves. Bildøen's next poetry collection, , was published in 1994. In 1994 she also issued the picture book . Her second novel, (1995), consisting of 134 short chapters, deals with the protagonist Anna who experiences a s ...
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Amalie Skram Prize
The Amalie Skram Prize (Norwegian: ) is a Norwegian literature prize established by the Amalie Skram society in Bergen in 1994. The prize is given to a female writer of fiction in the spirit of author and women's rights pioneer Amalie Skram, and awarded on Skram's birthday on 22 August. The prize consists of a diploma illustrated by , and a travel stipend. Prize winners *1994: Liv Køltzow *1995: Bergljot Hobæk Haff *1996: Bjørg Vik *1997: Herbjørg Wassmo *1998: Cecilie Løveid *1999: Marit Tusvik *2000: Eldrid Lunden *2001: Britt Karin Larsen *2002: Hanne Ørstavik *2003 Merete Morken Andersen *2004: Toril Brekke *2005: Margaret Skjelbred *2006: *2007: Linn Ullmann *2008: Cecilie Enger *2009: Ragnhild Nilstun *2010: Mirjam Kristensen *2011: Tove Nilsen *2012: Merethe Lindstrøm *2013: Karin Fossum *2014: Vigdis Hjorth *2015: Helga Flatland *2016: Gøhril Gabrielsen *2017: Marit Eikemo *2018: Aasne Linnestå *2019: Inghill Johansen *2020: Brit Bildøen *202 ...
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Ã…lesund
Ålesund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality. The centre of the town of Ålesund lies on the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, Ålesund, Aspøya, and Nørve with newer developments located on the islands of Uksenøya the outer parts of the "urban area" even stretch onto the island of Sula (island), Sula which is in the neighboring Sula Municipality. The town is the main headquarters for the Norwegian Coastal Administration as well as one location of the Møre og Romsdal District Court. In Norwegian, Ålesund is considered to be a which can be translated as a town or a city. Ålesund is the ninth largest town/city in Norway. The town has become more of an urban agglomeration during the late part of the 20th century and the urban area has spread out and into the neighboring Sula Municipality. The town has a population (2024) of 55,684 and a population density of . About of th ...
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Norwegian Women Poets
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Norwegian Women Novelists
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Norwegian Children's Writers
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Norwegian Women Essayists
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