Helga Gunerius Eriksen

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Helga G. Eriksen
Helga Gunerius Eriksen.
Born
Helga Gunerius Eriksen

(1950-10-11) 11 October 1950 (age 73)
Stavanger, Norway
Occupation(s)Literature, Writer
Years active1986 – presents
AwardsBrage Prize

Helga Gunerius Eriksen (born 11 October 1950) is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer.

She made her literary debut in 1986 with the children's book På stripejakt. Among her other children's books are Båten i treet from 1988, Vi kjem frå havet from 1998, and Flugepapir from 2003, which earned her the Brage Prize. Among her novels is Rut from 2002.[1]

She was awarded the Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature for Finn Inga! in 1991.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Helga Gunerius Eriksen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ^ Rottem, Øystein (1998). Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 810. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Brage Prize for children and youth
2003
(with Gry Moursund)
Succeeded by