Arild Nyquist

Arild Nyquist (6 March 1937 – 21 December 2004) was a Norwegian novelist, lyricist, writer of children's books and musician. He was born in Oslo, the son of Gerd Nyquist. His father-in-law was Olav Mosebekk.[1] He made his literary debut in 1963 with the novel Ringer i et sommervann.

Nyquist was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1971.[2] He was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1994 for the self-biographic novel Ungdom.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Rottem, Øystein. "Arild Nyquist". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Tidigare pristagare och nomineringar" (in Swedish). www.norden.org. Retrieved 17 February 2009.


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