Mathis Mathisen (born 4 April 1937) is a Norwegian teacher, novelist, playwright and children's writer. Mathisen was born in

Lillesand Lillesand () is List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality ...

. He made his literary debut in 1965 with the novel ''De blanke knappene''. His play ''Ærefrykt for livet'' was staged for

Fjernsynsteatret Fjernsynsteatret was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) which produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 (after about a year of experimental operation), and operated until 1990, when a major reorganisati ...

in 1969. Among his children's books are ''Malla'' from 1978, ''Paradisøya'' from 1985, and ''Elskede Johnny'' from 1991. He was awarded the Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature in 1988.

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1937 births Living people People from Lillesand 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian children's writers {{Norway-writer-stub