Brage Prize

The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature.

The Brage Prize has been awarded each fall since 1992 for the following categories:
* Fiction
* Children's literature
* Non-fiction
* Open class – a class which varies each year.

In addition to these classes, during the first several years the prize was also awarded in the following categories:
* Poetry
* Textbooks
* Picture books
* General literature

Prize winners

Fiction for adults

*1992 – Karsten Alnæs, for ''Trollbyen''.
*1993 – Øystein Lønn, for ''Thranes metode''.
*1994 – Sigmund Mjelve, for ''Område aldri fastlagt''.
*1995 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, for ''Fugledansen''.
*1996 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff, for ''Skammen''.
*1997 – Liv Køltzow, for ''Verden forsvinner''.
*1998 – Kjartan Fløgstad, for ''Kron og mynt''.
*1999 – Frode Grytten, for ''Bikubesong''.
*2000 – Per Petterson, for ''I kjølvannet''.
*2001 – Lars Saabye Christensen, for '' Halvbroren''.
*2002 – Niels Fredrik Dahl, for ''På vei til en venn''.
*2003 – Inger Elisabeth Hansen, for ''Trask''.
*2004 – Hanne Ørstavik, for ''Presten''.
*2005 – Marita Fossum, for ''Forestill deg''.
*2006 – Dag Solstad, for ''Armand V. Fotnoter til en uutgravd roman''.
*2007 – Carl Frode Tiller, for ''Innsirkling''.
*2008 – Per Petterson, for '' Jeg forbanner tidens elv''.
*2009 – Karl Ove Knausgård, for '' Min Kamp. Første bind''.
*2010 - Gaute Heivoll for ''Før jeg brenner ned''.
*2011 - Tomas Espedal for ''Imot naturen''.
*2012 - Lars Amund Vaage for ''Syngja''.
*2013 - Ruth Lillegraven for ''Urd''.
*2014 - Rune Christiansen for ''Ensomheten i Lydia Ernemans liv''.
*2015 - Lars Saabye Christensen for ''Magnet''.
*2016 – Monica Isakstuen for ''Vær snill med dyrene''.
*2017 – Olaug Nilssen for ''Tung tids tale''.
*2018 – Tore Kvæven for ''Når landet mørknar''.
*2019 – Nina Lykke for ''Full spredning''.
*2020 – Beate Grimsrud for ''Jeg foreslår at vi våkner''.
*2021 – Jon Fosse for ''Eit nytt namn (Septologien VI-VII)''.
*2022 – Ingeborg Arvola for ''Kniven i ilden. Ruijan rannalla – Sanger fra Ishavet''.
*2023 – Frode Grytten for ''Den dagen Nils Vik døde.''

Children's and young adult literature

*1992 – Ragnar Hovland, for ''Ein motorsykkel i natta''
*1993 – Torill Eide, for ''Skjulte ærend''
*1994 – Klaus Hagerup, for ''Markus og Diana. Lyset fra Sirius''
*1995 – Liv Marie Austrem and Akin Düzakin, for ''Tvillingbror''
*1996 – Eirik Newth, for ''Jakten på sannheten''
*1997 – Harald Rosenløw Eeg, for ''Vrengt''
*1998 – Stein Erik Lunde, for ''Eggg''
*1999 – Erna Osland, for ''Salamanderryttaren''
*2000 – Rune Belsvik, for ''Ein naken gut''
*2001 – Anne B. Ragde, for ''Biografien om Sigrid Undset. Ogsaa en ung Pige''
*2002 – Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus, for '' Snill''
*2003 – Helga Gunerius Eriksen and Gry Moursund, for ''Flugepapir''
*2004 – Harald Rosenløw Eeg, for ''Yatzy''
*2005 – Arne Svingen, for ''Svart elfenben''
*2006 – Stian Hole, for ''Garmanns sommer''
*2007 – Linn T. Sunne, for ''Happy''
*2008 – Johan Harstad, for '' Darlah - 172 timer på månen''
*2009 – Maria Parr, for ''Tonje Glimmerdal''
*2010 – Hilde Kvalvaag, for ''Fengsla''
*2011 – Inga Sætre, for ''Fallteknikk''
*2012 - Kari Stai for ''Jakob og Neikob. Tjuven slår tilbake''
*2013 - Brynjulf Jung Tjønn for ''Så vakker du er''
*2014 - Annette Münch for ''Badboy: Steroid''
*2015 - Torun Lian and Øyvind Torseter for ''Reserveprinsesse Andersen''
*2016 – Anders N. Kvammen for ''Ungdomsskolen''
*2017 – Maria Parr for ''Keeperen og havet''
*2018 – Anna Fiske for ''Elven''
*2019 – Ane Barmen for ''Draumar betyr ingenting''.
*2020 – Jenny Jordahl for ''Hva skjedde egentlig med deg?''.
*2021 – Erlend Skjetne for ''Eit anna blikk''.
*2022 – Julia Kahrs for ''Familien Brattbakk''.
*2023 – Maria Parr/ Åshild Irgens for ''Oskar og eg.''

Non-fiction

*1992 – Arne Forsgren, for ''Rockleksikon''
*1993 – Trond Berg Eriksen, for ''Reisen gjennom helvete. Dantes inferno''
*1994 – Einar-Arne Drivenes, Marit Anne Hauan and Helge A. Wold, for ''Nordnorsk kulturhistorie''
*1995 – Espen Dietrichs and Leif Gjerstad, for ''Vår fantastiske hjerne ''
*1996 – Arild Stubhaug, for ''Et foranskutt lyn. Niels Henrik Abel og hans tid''
*1997 – Anne Wichstrøm, for ''Kvinneliv, kunstnerliv. Kvinnelige malere i Nørge før 1900''
*1998 – Leif Ryvarden/ Klaus Høiland, for ''Er det liv, er det sopp''
*1999 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for ''India – Stevnemøte med skjebnen''
*2000 – Johan Galtung, for ''Johan uten land. På fredsveien gjennom verden''
*2001 – Atle Næss, for ''Da jorden stod stille – Galileo Galilei og hans tid''
*2002 – Ivo de Figueiredo, for ''Fri mann: Johan Bernhard Hjort — en dannelsesreise''
*2003 – Knut Kjeldstadli (editor), for ''Norsk innvandringshistorie I–III
*2004 – Tor Bomann-Larsen, for ''Folket. Haakon & Maud II''
*2005 – Odd Karsten Tveit, for ''Krig og diplomati. Oslo–Jerusalem 1978–1996''
*2006 – Bent Sofus Tranøy, for ''Markedets makt over sinnene''
*2007 – Frank Rossavik, for ''Stikk i strid. Ein biografi om Einar Førde''
*2008 – Bjørn Westlie, for ''Fars krig''
*2009 – Kjetil Stensvik Østli, for ''Politi og røver''
*2010 – Tone Huse, for ''Tøyengata - et nyriktstykke Norge''
*2011 – Simen Ekern, for ''Roma. Nye fascister, røde terrorister og drømmen om det søte liv''
*2012 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for ''Maos rike. En lidelseshistorie''
*2013 - Steffen Kværneland for ''Munch''
*2014 - Marte Michelet for ''Den største forbrytelsen''
*2015 - Morten Strøknsnes for ''Havboka''
*2016 – Åsne Seierstad for ''To søstre''
*2017 – Thomas Reinertsen Berg for ''Verdensteater''
*2018 – Helene Uri for ''Hvem sa hva?''
*2019 – Torgrim Eggen for ''Axel. Fra smokken til Ovnen''.
*2020 – Dag O. Hessen for ''Verden på vippepunktet''.
*2021 – Lena Lindgren for ''Ekko – et essay om algoritmer og begjær''.
*2022 – Trygve Riiser Gundersen for ''Haugianerne''.
*2023 - Inga Strümke for ''Maskiner som tenker''

Open class

*1996 – Sven Kærup Bjørneboe, for the essay ''"Jerusalem, en sentimental reise"'' (Jeruslam, a Sentimental Journey)
*1997 – Liv Marie Austrem and Akin Düzakin, for a children's picturebook ''"Tvillingsøster"'' (Twin Sisters)
*1998 – Christian Rugstad, for translation of '' The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis'' by ''José Saramago''
*1999 – Anders Heger, for the biography ''"Mykle. Et diktet liv"'' ( Mykle. The Poetry Life)
*2000 – Karin Fossum">Agnar Mykle">Mykle. The Poetry Life)
*2000 – Karin Fossum, for the crime novel ''"Elskede Poona"'' (Calling Out for You)
*2001 – Annie Riis, for poetry ''"Himmel av stål"'' (Heaven of Steel)
*2002 – Synne Sun Løes, for a children's book ''"Å spise blomster til frokost"'' (Eating Flowers for Breakfast)
*2003 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for travel literature ''"Kina. En reise på livets elv"'' (China. A Voyage on the River of Life)
*2004 – Arne Lygre, for the collection of short stories ''"Tid inne"'' (In Time)
*2005 – John Arne Sæterøy (who signs his work as "Jason"), for the comic ''"La meg vise deg noe…"'' (Let Me Show You Something...)
*2006 – Kathinka Blichfeldt, Tor Gunnar Heggem and Ellen Larsen, for a textbook ''"Kontekst. Basisbok i norsk for ungdomstrinnet"'' (Context. A Foundation in Norwegian for Secondary Schools)
*2007 – Jon Ewo and Bjørn Ousland, for a case study for children ''"Fortellingen om et mulig drap"'' (The Story About a Possible Murder)
*2008 – Øyvind Rimbereid, for the poetry collection ''Herbarium''
*2009 – Bjørn Alex Herrman, for his translation of ''Moby-Dick'' by Herman Melville
*2010 – Stian Hole, for the picture book ''Garmanns hemmelighet'' (Garmann's Secret)
*2011 – Arnhild Skre, for her biographical work '' Hulda Garborg. Nasjonal strateg'' (Hulda Garborg. National Strategist)
*2012 – Linn T. Sunne, for her young adult novel ''Lille Ekorn'' (Little Squirrel)
*2013 - Yann de Caprona for his fact book for adults ''Norsk etymologisk ordbok''
*2014 - Ingvild H. Rishøi for her collection of short stories ''Vinternoveller''
*2015 - Kjell Ola Dahl for his crime novel ''Kureren''
*2016 – Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen and Malgorzata Piotrowska (ill.) for ''Fest og feiring''
*2017 – Cecilie Løveid for ''Vandreutstillinger''
*2018 – Anja Røyne for ''Menneskets grunnstoffer''
*2019 – Martin Ernstsen for '' Sult''.
*2020 – Thomas Horne for ''Den store klimaguiden''.
*2021 – Mariangela Di Fiore and Cathrine Trønnes Lie for ''Søstre. Min historie etter Utøya''.
*2022 – Ida Larmo for ''Rigel. Urettens ekko''.

Honorary Award

*1992 – Sigmund Skard
*1993 – N/A
*1994 – Halldis Moren Vesaas
*1995 – Anne-Cath. Vestly
*1996 – Kjell Askildsen
*1997 – Jan Erik Vold
*1998 – Dag Solstad
*1999 – Kjell Aukrust
*2000 – Eldrid Lunden
*2001 – Jon Bing
*2002 – Jostein Gaarder
*2003 – Karsten Alnæs
*2004 – NORLA – center for Norwegian fiction and nonfiction in foreign countries.
*2005 – Jon Fosse
*2006 – Kari and Kjell Risvik
*2007 – Guri Vesaas
*2008 – Kjartan Fløgstad
*2009 – Tor Åge Bringsværd
*2010 – Herbjørg Wassmo
*2011 – Kolbein Falkeid
*2012 – Knut Faldbakken
*2013 - The Norwegian Public Libraries
*2014 - Vigdis Hjorth
*2015 - Einar Økland
*2016 – Elisabeth Aasen
*2017 – Kari Grossmann
*2018 – Klaus Hagerup
*2019 – Edvard Hoem
*2020 – Dag O. Hessen
*2021 – Liv Køltzow
*2022 – Gro Dahle
*2023 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen
*2024 – Lars Saabye Christensen

Previous categories

Textbooks

*1992 – Askeland m.fl., for ''Soria Moria''
*1993 – Tore Linné Eriksen, for ''Norge og verden fra 1850–1940''
*1994 – Benestad m.fl., for ''Tallenes tale – Matematikk for 5 timers grunnkurs''
*1995 – Astrid Carlson, Svein Olav Drangeid og Truls Lind, for ''Humanbiologi''

Poetry

*1992 – Paal-Helge Haugen, for ''Sone 0''
*1993 – Jan Erik Vold, for ''IKKE''
*1995 – Øyvind Berg, for ''Forskjellig''

Picture books

*1992 – Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn and Fam Ekman, for ''Jente i bitar''
*1993 – Else Færden and Sissel Gjersum, for ''Garnnøstet som forsvant''

General literature

*1992 – Ida Blom m.fl., for ''Cappelens kvinnehistorie''
*1993 – Tordis Ørjasæter, for ''Menneskenes hjerte. Sigrid Undset - en''

References

Official site

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Brage Prize
Children's literary awards
Non-fiction literary awards
Fiction awards