Rolf Sagen (21 December 1940 – 6 April 2017) was a Norwegian author. He was curator and daily leader of the Bergen Academy of Writing. He wrote novels, short stories, scripts and children's books. He debuted in 1968 with the poetry collection ''Dørklinker'', which won

Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris Tarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for the prize. They choo ...

. In 1976, he took 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 novel ''Mørkets gjerninger''. Sagen died on 6 April 2017.

Bibliography

*''Dørklinker'' – poetry collection, (1966) *''Kvengedal'' – collage, (1970) *''Mørkets ugjerninger'' – novel, (1976) *''Mercedesryttaren'' – documentary novel, (1988) *''Reisa til Leit'' – children's book, (1989) *''Lyden av vatn'' – novel, (1990) *''Sauenes liv'' – picture book, (1994) *''Den gongen eg var elvefiskar'' – picture book, (1995) *''Kjærasten min og andre dikt for store og små'' – poetry collection, (1996) *''Bergfri og Kakaoen leitar etter morfar'' – picture book, (1997) *''Bergfri og epleslangen'' – picture book, (1998) *''Bergfri og kattungen'' – picture book, (1999) *''Sørgedans'' – poetry, (2000) *''Hundre bønder'' – documentary novel, (2001) *''Reisa til D.'' – short story collection, (2002) *''Steinar Foten og vekkarmannen'' – children's book, (2002) *''Skog'' – novel, (2004)

Prizes

, 1968, for ''Dørklinker'' *

1976, for ''Mørkets gjerninger'' * Samlagsprisen 2003

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagen, Rolf 1940 births 2017 deaths Norwegian writers Norwegian children's writers Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners