Marita Fossum (born 14 March 1965) is a Norwegian writer. Her literary debut was the

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

''Verden utenfor'' (2002). She was awarded the

Brage Prize The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature. The Brage Priz ...

in 2005 for the novel ''Forestill deg''.

Awards

*''Tanums Kvinnestipend'' 2005 *

2005

References

1965 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian women novelists 21st-century Norwegian women writers {{Norway-writer-stub