Hanne Ørstavik

Hanne Ørstavik
Born 28 November 1969
Tana,  Norway
Occupation Author, novelist
Nationality Norwegian
Genre Fiction

Hanne Ørstavik (born 1969) is a Norwegian writer. She was born in Tana in Finnmark province in the far north of Norway, and moved to Oslo at the age of 16. Her parents are Wenche Ørstavik and Gunnar Ørstavik. She has two brothers, Paul Ørstavik and Sakse Ørstavik.She has one daughter, Mari Ørstavik. She has two nieces, Maisie and Helena, and two nephews, Murphy and Thomas. With the publication of the novel Hakk (Cut) in 1994, Ørstavik embarked on a career that would make her one of the most remarkable and admired authors in Norwegian contemporary literature. Her literary breakthrough came three years later with the publication of Kjærlighet (Love), which in 2006 was voted the 6th best Norwegian book of the last 25 years in a prestigious contest in Dagbladet. Since then she has written several acclaimed and much discussed novels and received a host of literary prizes.

In 2002, she was awarded the Dobloug Prize for her literary works, and in 2004, the Brage Prize for the novel Presten.[1]

Ørstavik’s books have been translated into 15 languages.

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  1. ↑ "Brageprisen. Prisvinnere 2004" (in Norwegian). 2004. Retrieved 2008-10-13.