Else Breen (born 15 March 1927) is a Norwegian
children's writer
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
,
novelist
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...
and literary scientist.
Biography
Breen was born in
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
on 15 March 1927.
[ She made her literary breakthrough in 1970 with the children's book ', about the teenage girl Mia and her family. In the sequel ' (1975), Mia is a couple of years older. The short story collection ' (1978) treats subjects such as rootlessness and the feeling of being different.][
Her books for adults include the novels ' from 1987 and ' from 1994. She has written a book on children's literature and a biographical book on ]Jens Zetlitz Jens Zetlitz (26 January 1761 – 14 January 1821) was a Norwegian priest and poet.
Zetlitz was born at Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway. At the close of the 18th century he traveled to the University of Copenhagen to study theology. He became a ...
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References
1927 births
Living people
People from Molde
Norwegian children's writers
Norwegian women children's writers
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