Tor Edvin Dahl (born 10 September 1943) is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, playwright, children's writer, non-fiction writer, translator, literary critic and journalist.

Literary career

Dahl made his literary debut in 1968 with the short story collection ''En sommer tung av regn''. His first novel was ''Den andre'' from 1972, and his literary breakthrough was the novel ''Guds tjener'' (English: ''Servant of God'') from 1973. He has written crime fiction using the pseudonym "David Torjussen". His first crime novel, ''Etterforskning pågår'' from 1973, earned him the

Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize () is a literature award given annually to the best work of Norwegian crime fiction (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) who pub ...

. He was awarded the

Gyldendal's Endowment The Gyldendal Prize, formerly Gyldendal's Endowment, is a Norwegian literary prize awarded by the Norway, Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Gyldendal's Endowment was awarded from 1934 to 1995. It was superseded by the Gyldendal Prize in ...

in 1973.

Personal life

Dahl was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

on 10 September 1943, the son of Josef Dahl and Evy Alice Holmen. From 1965 to 1984 he was married to Aud Josefsen, and since 1986 to Anne Skjelmerud.

Awards

* 1973 –

for Ongoing Investigation * 1973 – Gyldendal Grant * 1974 – Sarpsborg Prize * 1986 –

Bastian Prize The Bastian Prize () is a prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Association of Literary Translators. The prize, established in 1951, is given for translating a published work into Norwegian language. The award is a statue made by Ørnulf Bast, ...

for Children's and Young Adult Literature for the translation of Roald Dahl's '' The Witches'' * 1988 – Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs Translation Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

References

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