Merete Morken Andersen (born 24 July 1965) is a

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novelist, children's writer and magazine editor, born in

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. Andersen won the prestigious

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in 2002 for ''Hav av tid'' (Oceans of Time). She was editor of the literature periodical ''

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'' (Window) from 1993 through 1997. Several of her books have been translated into English

Bibliography

* ''Fra'' – Novel ( 1988 ) * ''Broren min løper'' – Novel ( 1991 ) * ''Ibsenhåndboken'' – om Henrik Ibsens dramatikk – a handbook on Henrik Ibsen's drama (1995) * ''Dronningen etter badet'' – Novel ( 1996 ) * ''Fiendens musikk'' – poetry ( 1997 ) * ''Livsritualer – om Cecilie Løveids'' – Drama ( 1998 ) Livsritualer * ''Hav av tid'' – Novel, translated into English as ''Oceans of Time'' (2002) * ''Agnes & Molly'' (2008)

Prizes

2002 for ''Hav av tid'' * ''Amalie Skram-prisen'' 2003

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, Merete Morken 1965 births Living people Norwegian children's writers 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners Norwegian women novelists Norwegian women children's writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian women writers People from Hamar