Odd Kvaal Pedersen (9 February 1935 – 16 March 1990) was a Norwegian journalist, author and translator. He spent the better part of his career as cultural editor of ''

Stavanger Aftenblad ''Stavanger Aftenblad'' () (lit: ''Stavanger Evening Paper'') or simply ''Aftenbladet'' is a daily newspaper based in Stavanger, Norway, and owned by Schibsted Media Group. Norwegian owners held 42 percent of the shares in Schibsted at the end ...

''. His work in journalism was recognized by the Fritt Ord Foundation in 1986, who awarded him the

Fritt Ord Honorary Award Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation (''Stiftelsen Fritt Ord''). Two prizes are awarded in support of freedom of speech and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award ( no, Fritt Ords pris) and the Fritt Or ...

for progressive and far reaching expression of the concerns of the oppressed people of South Africa and for publicizing developing country issues. He debuted as a fiction author at 55 years of age in 1980 with publication of the novel ''Dobbel frukt''. By that time he had issued several African-themed non-fiction books, including ''Afrika i dag—og i morgen'' (1969), ''Hvit samvittighet. Rapport om apartheid'' (1971) and ''Sør-Afrika: Siste trekk'' (1986). In 1987 he was awarded the

Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950. ...

for the documentary novel ''Narren og hans mester'' about the painter

Lars Hertervig Lars Hertervig (16 February 1830 – 6 January 1902) was a Norwegian painter. His semi-fantastical work with motives from the coastal landscape in the traditional district of Ryfylke is regarded as one of the peaks of Norwegian painting. Life an ...

Bibliography

*''Tam tam og transistor'' – nonfiction (1964) *''Mer enn brød. Utviklingsland og kristent ansvar'' – nonfiction (1966) *''Afrika i dag—og i morgen?'' – nonfiction (1969) *''Hvit samvittighet. Rapport om apartheid'' – nonfiction (1971) *''Dobbel frukt'' – roman (1980) *''Møtesteder'' – roman (1981) *''Onkel Tom er død. Perspektiv på det religiøse Afrika'' – nonfiction (1982) *''Guds Kaptein'' – novel (1982) *''Ildsjel: et portrett av Olav Hodne'' – nonfiction (1984) *''Gråstein og lengsel. Peilinger i

Alfred Hauge Alfred Hauge (17 October 1915 – 31 October 1986) was a Norwegian educator, journalist, novelist, poet and historian. He wrote extensively about life on the Ryfylke islands and about Norwegian-American emigration. Biography Hauge was born ...

s tema og litterære landskap'' – nonfiction (1985) *''Sør-Afrika: Siste trekk. Apartheid som mentalitet og maktsystem'' – nonfiction (1986) *''Narren og hans mester'' – novel (1987)

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1935 births 1990 deaths Norwegian non-fiction writers Writers about Africa Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian journalists {{Norway-journalist-stub