Monica Isakstuen
Monica Isakstuen Stavlund (born October 19, 1976 in Oslo , Norway ) is a Norwegian writer .
Life
After her debut as an author in 2008 with the collection of poems Sånn, borte borte debuted as a writer with her first novel in 2009. Their major national breakthrough had in 2016 with her third novel Vær med snill dyrene (German edition: parents . Calibration fount 2018). The approximately 200-page story, told episodically, deals with the mother's perspective after a divorce with custody. The book was praised by critics, awarded the renowned Brageprisen and nominated on the longlist of the P2 listener's novel price .
Isakstuen grew up in Asker, a suburb of Oslo . She has lived and worked in Fredrikstad since 2015 .
Works (selection)
- Poetry collections
- Sånn, border (2008)
- Alltid nyheter (2011)
- Novels
- Avstand (2009)
- Om igjen (2014)
- Vær snill med dyrene (2016). German edition: Parents . Eichborn (2018)
Web links
- Monica Isakstuen in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Official website (Norwegian)
- Monica Isakstuen on tiden.no (Norwegian)
- Monica Isakstuen on forfatterkatalogen.no (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monica_Isakstuen. In: snl.no. Store norske leksikon , February 5, 2017, accessed February 5, 2017 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Kirsten M .: "Monica Isakstuen Stavlund og Bergljot K. Nordal". Litteratur i Vestfold, April 23, 2010, accessed April 4, 2012 (Norwegian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isakstuen, Monica |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isakstuen Stavlund, Monica (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th October 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo , Norway |