Halvor Floden (22 July 1884 – 3 December 1956) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, children's writer, novelist, poet and playwright.

Biography

He was born in

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to farmer Torgal Olsen Floden and Tea Skjærholde. In 1907 he married teacher and nurse Anne Olsdatter Haugen (1867-1945) and settled as a schoolteacher in

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. Through his marriage, he became the brother-in-law of children's book author Ole Haugen-Flermoe (1878-1956) and newspaper editor Olav Hougen (1890-1943). Floden made his literary debut in 1911, with the children's book ''Brør og halvbrør''. Among his 24 children's books are ''Fagerlia'' from 1915, ''Frik med fela'' from 1917, and ''Kari Trestakk'' from 1922. His novel ''Vi har bruk for deg'' from 1937 treats the subject of exploitation of children. The posthumously ''Ein fjellgard'' was issued by

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in a series on cultural history. He was awarded the

Melsom Prize The Melsom Prize () is a Norwegian literary award. It is given annually to a writer or translator who writes in Nynorsk, for a work published during the preceding year. The prize was established in 1922 by the shipowner Ferdinand Melsom. The prize s ...

in 1935.

References

1884 births 1956 deaths People from Trysil Norwegian schoolteachers Norwegian children's writers Norwegian male novelists 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian male poets 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian male writers {{norway-writer-stub