Norvald Tveit (22 December 1927 – 2 May 2022) was a Norwegian writer and playwright, born in Leirvik in the municipality of Hyllestad.

Career

Tveit made his literary debut in 1960 with the biografical story ''En sjel og en skjorte''. His plays include the comedies ''Splint'' (1977), ''Ungkarsfesten'' (1998) and ''Uventa lykke for Anders Lone'' (2001), and ''I satans vald'' from 1986. He also wrote four episodes of the TV series ''Vestavind'', and has written books on local history as well as biographies. He was awarded the

Norwegian Ibsen Award The Norwegian Ibsen Award (Norwegian language, Norwegian: ) is awarded to promote Norway, Norwegian drama and is awarded only to playwrights. History The prize is awarded by Skien municipality, the hometown of author and playwright Henrik Ibsen, ...

in 1993, and the Cultural prize of Sogn og Fjordane in 2003. In 2007 he received the King's Medal of Merit in gold.

References

1927 births 2022 deaths People from Hyllestad Norwegian biographers Norwegian dramatists and playwrights {{Norway-writer-stub