Else Breen (15 March 1927 – 12 June 2025) was a Norwegian children's writer, novelist and literary scientist.

Life and career

Breen was born in

Molde Molde () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Pen ...

on 15 March 1927. She made her literary breakthrough in 1970 with the children's book ', about the teenage girl Mia and her family. In the sequel ' (1975), Mia is a couple of years older. The short story collection ' (1978) treats subjects such as rootlessness and the feeling of being different. Among her further books for children are ''?'' from 1981, ' from 1983 and ' from 1992. Her books for adults include the novels ' from 1987 and ' from 1994. She wrote a book on children's literature and a biographical book on

Jens Zetlitz Jens Zetlitz (26 January 1761 – 14 January 1821) was a Norwegian priest and poet. Zetlitz was born at Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway. At the close of the 18th century he traveled to the University of Copenhagen to study theology. He became a ...

. Breen died on 12 June 2025, at the age of 98.

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1927 births 2025 deaths People from Molde Norwegian children's writers Norwegian women children's writers {{Norway-writer-stub