Eivind Tverbak (4 April 1897, in

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– 1982) was a Norwegian novelist and children's writer from

. He wrote several novels from fishermen's life in Northern Norway. He has also written books for children. He was awarded the

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in 1957.

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1897 births 1982 deaths People from Sørfold Norwegian children's writers 20th-century Norwegian novelists {{Norway-novelist-stub