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Tormod Haugen (12 May 1945 – 18 October 2008) was a Norwegian writer of
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and
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. For his "lasting contribution to children's literature" he received the international
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in 1990.


Biography

Tormod Haugen grew up in
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, a small village in
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in
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county, Norway. After school graduation at the
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in 1965, he attended the
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. He worked at the Munch Museum from 1971 to 1973. He made his debut as a writer in 1973, with ''Ikke som i fjor'' (Not like last year). After his debut, he wrote a number of books for children and young adults, and he became one of the more acclaimed writers of children's literature in Scandinavia. He was an experimental and innovative writer who picked up elements from Norwegian folk tales and myths, as well as from international children's literary traditions. A recurring theme in his writing was the lonely child whose feelings and wishes are disregarded by the adult world, and who, as a consequence of this, winds up in situations that are outside of his control. His books have been sold to 26 countries and translated into 24 languages. He was also an active translator. Among his works, he translated the
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books of
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into the
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.


Awards

The biennial
Hans Christian Andersen Award The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". Th ...
conferred by the
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is among the highest recognitions available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Haugen received the writing award in 1990. In 1984, he became the first children's author nominated for the
Nordic Council Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...
. He won the prize of the Nordic School Librarians Association in 1986. He was nominated for the
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (''Bokhandlerprisen'') is a literature prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Booksellers Association after voting among all who work in Norwegian bookstores. The prize is awarded for one of the year's books in ...
in 1997 and for the international
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award () is an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government in 2002 to honour the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002). The prize is five million SEK, making it ...
in 2005.''Forfatter Tormod Haugen'' (VG Net)
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Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950 ...
* 1979,
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...
* 1980,
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 ...
* 1988, Bastian Prize for Children's and Young-Adult Books


Works

*1973 – ''Ikke som i fjor'' *1974 – ''Til sommeren – kanskje'' *1975 – ''Nattfuglene'' *1976 – ''Zeppelin'' *1977 – ''Synnadrøm'' *1979 – ''Joakim'' *1980 – ''Slottet Det Hvite'' *1983 – ''Dagen som forsvant'' *1984 – ''Vinterstedet'' *1986 – ''Romanen om Merkel Hansen og Donna Winter og den store flukten'' *1988 – ''Farlig ferd'' *1989 – ''Skriket fra jungelen'' *1991 – ''Øglene kommer'' *1992 – ''Tsarens juveler'' *1993 – ''På sporet av frøken Detektiv'' *1996 – '' Georg og Gloria (og Edvard)'' *1997 – '' Hjerte og smerte (og Taj Mahal)'' *1998 – '' Hellou og guddbai (og høstens regn)'' *1999 – ''Luftvandreren'' *2001 – ''I lyset fra fullmånen'' *2002 – ''Prinsusse Klura og dragen'' *2005 – ''Doris Day og tordnvær''


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haugen, Tormod 1945 births 2008 deaths Norwegian children's writers Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing winners People from Trysil University of Oslo alumni Place of death missing 20th-century Norwegian translators