Guri Vesaas Explained

Guri Vesaas (born 13 January 1939) is a Norwegian writer and translator of children's books, and former editor at the publishing house Samlaget.^[1]

Biography

Vesaas was born in Vinje, a daughter of novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas, and sister of Olav Vesaas.^[2] She graduated as cand.mag. from the University of Oslo in 1965.^[3]

She was awarded the Brage Prize honorary award in 2007,^[4] and also the Nynorsk User of the Year award.^{[3] [5]} She has translated more than 50 children's books into Norwegian, using the pseudonym Hanna Midtbø, after the farm Midtbø in Vinje, where she grew up.

Awards

• NBU-prisen 1996
• Bastian Prize 2005^[6]
• Brage Prize 2007  - honorary award
• Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav 2007  - knight, 1st class.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Europeeren på Samlaget . Guri . Hjeltnes . Guri Hjeltnes. VG . 27 December 2006 . Norwegian . 15 April 2018 .
2. News: Midtbø: -- "Fuglane" er favoritten . Ottar . Fyllingsnes . Dag og Tid. 21 August 1997 . 26 May 2018 . Norwegian .
3. Encyclopedia: Guri Vesaas . Ottar . Grepstad . Ottar Grepstad . Ottar . Grepstad . Ottar Grepstad . Allkunne . Nynorsk kultursentrum . Norwegian. 15 August 2018.
4. Web site: Brage. Den norske bokprisen. Tidligere vinnere . Norwegian . 15 April 2018.
5. Web site: Pris til Guri Vesaas . lnk.no . 28 June 2007 . 8 February 2019 .
6. Encyclopedia: Bastianprisen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 15 April 2018.