Trude Marstein (born 18 April 1973, in

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) is a Norwegian author. She attended

Telemark University College Telemark University College (TUC, , HiT) was, until its merger, the fourth largest university college in Norway. The University College had about 7000 students, split between four locations in Bø, Notodden, Porsgrunn, Rauland and Drammen. Hier ...

and studied Creative Writing Studies. At the

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, she studied

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

, and the history of literature. She debuted in 1998 with a collection of prose, titled ''Sterk sult, plutselig kvalme'', for which she received

Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris Tarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian language, Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for t ...

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Amalie Skram Prize The Amalie Skram Prize (Norwegian: ) is a Norwegian literature prize established by the Amalie Skram society in Bergen in 1994. The prize is given to a female writer of fiction in the spirit of author and women's rights pioneer Amalie Skram, and ...

in 2023.

Bibliography

*''Sterk sult, plutselig kvalme'', (English title: Strong Hunger, Sudden Nausea) collected prose (1998) *''Plutselig høre noen åpne en dør'', (English title: Suddenly Hearing Someone Open a Door) novel (2000) *''Happy Birthday'', children's book (2002) *''Elin og Hans'', (English title: Elin and Hans) novel (2002) *''Konstruksjon og inderlighet'', essay collection (2004) *''Byens ansikt'' – drama (2005) together with

Aasne Linnestå Aasne Linnestå (born 3 December 1963) is a Norwegian author, lyricist, and literature critic. Linnestå is interested in the history of ideas, and studied at the Forfatterstudiet i Bø. She is a freelance writer for ''Morgenbladet'' and runs c ...

Rune Christiansen Rune Christiansen (born 10 April 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian poet and novelist. He is a professor of creative writing at Telemark University College. He won the Brage Prize in 2014 and the Gyldendal lifetime award in 2015. Rune Christiansen ...

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*''Gjøre godt'', novel (2006) *''Ingenting a angre pa'', novel (2010) *''Hjem til meg'', novel (2012) *''Sa mye hadde jeg'', novel (2018)

Awards

1998, for ''Sterk sult, plutselig kvalme'' * Sult-prisen 2002 * Vestfolds Litteraturpris 2002 *

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize (, ) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is 4 * 150,000 Swedish crow ...

2004 *

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 ...

2006, for ''Gjøre godt'' * PO Enquists pris 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marstein, Trude 1973 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners Telemark University College alumni University of Oslo alumni Writers from Tønsberg Dobloug Prize winners 21st-century Norwegian women writers