Torill Thorstad Hauger
Torill Thorstad Hauger (22 November 1943 – 4 July 2014) was a Norwegian non-fiction writer, children's writer, and illustrator.
Born in Oslo, she made her literary début in 1976, with the prize-winning documentary Karl Eugen Olsen fra Vika. Her documentary Krestiane Kristiania from 1984 gave her the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize.[1]
She was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for the years best children's or youth's literature in 1980. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1991. Her children's book Sigurd Drakedreper was basis for a film in 1989.
Death
She died on 4 July 2014, aged 70.[1][2]
Awards
- Norwegian Critics Prize for the years best children's or youth's literature 1980
- Norwegian Booksellers' Prize 1984
- Dobloug Prize 1991
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Torill Thorstad Hauger". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ↑ "Torill Thorstad Hauger er død" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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