Erling Pedersen (born 15 January 1947) is a

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novelist, writer of short stories, and children's writer.

Biography

Erling Pedersen was born in Rauma, in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

county, Norway. Pedersen moved to

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(now a part of

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municipality) as a teacher in 1973. He was worked as a teacher until 1980. He made his literary début in 1972 with the short story collection '' Rottenes konge'', for which he was awarded the

Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris Tarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for the prize. They choo ...

. He has written several books for adults, youth and children, and several youth books are published abroad. Pedersen is also a playwrights, with a series of performances on radio and TV. Among his children's books are '' Blindgjenger'' from 1982 and ''På dypt vann'' from 1985. He has been translated into several languages.''Erling Pedersen – Lucky med det gode hjertet'', from txt.no
/ref> Pedersen's breakthrough with critics and audiences came with ''Skredesyklusen – Din plass på jorda'' (1981), ''Solregn over Skrede'' (1991), ''Smaken av jern'' (1998) and ''Brødre'' (2001). Pedersen followed four generations throughout the 1900s, and the changes in the Norwegian daily rolled up through the experiences of people. A recent work, ''Kongens merke'' (2006), is about war and persecution in Norway during the reign of King

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(1588– 1648). With a reign of more than 59 years, King Christian was the longest-reigning monarch of

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Awards

(1972), for ''Rottenes konge'' *

Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house Aschehoug. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement ...

(1981) * Språklig samlings litteraturpris (1982) * Rauma kommunes kulturpris (1991) * Sonja Hagemanns barne- og ungdomsbokpris (1994), for ''Operasjon Storm'' * Hans Heibergs minnestipend (1997) * Vestfold fylkeskommunes Kunstnerpris (1999) * Larvik kommunes kulturpris (2006)

References

External links

Official website
1947 births 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian children's writers Living people People from Møre og Romsdal {{Norway-writer-stub