Idar Kristiansen

Idar Kristiansen (1932, Honningsvåg – 1985) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer and non-fiction writer. He made his literary debut in 1957 with the poetry collection Sanger fra en tundra. His main work is a tetralogy on the Finnish immigration to Finnmark, Kornet og fiskene (1978-1981).[1]

He was awarded the Aschehoug Prize in 1980.

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. "Idar Kristiansen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Idar_Kristiansen. Retrieved 29 June 2010.