Tormod Haugen
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Tormod Haugen (born May 12, 1945, Trysil, Norway) is a Norwegian author.
He was educated in the University of Oslo and his first novel from 1973 was Ikke som i fjor (Not like last year). After his debut he has written many books, primarily youths and childrensbooks, and he has become one of the most acclaimed writers of childrens literature in Scandinavia.
A recurring theme in his writing is the lonely child whose feelings and wishes are disregarded by the adult world and who as a consequence of this winds up in situations of outside of his control.
He is a winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1990. As a translator he has translated C.S.Lewis' Narnia books into Norwegian.
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- 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
