Tor Edvin Dahl (born 10 September 1943) is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, playwright, children's writer, non-fiction writer, translator, literary critic and journalist. He made his literary debut in 1968 with the short story collection ''En sommer tung av regn''. His first novel was ''Den andre'' from 1972, and his literary breakthrough was the novel ''Guds tjener'' from 1973. He has written crime fiction using the pseudonym "David Torjussen". His first crime novel, ''Etterforskning pågår'' from 1973, earned him the

Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) ...

. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1973.

Personal life

Dahl was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

on 10 September 1943, a son of Josef Dahl and Evy Alice Holmen. From 1965 to 1984 he was married to Aud Josefsen, and since 1986 to Anne Skjelmerud.

Awards

* 1973 –

for Ongoing Investigation * 1973 – Gyldendal Grant * 1974 – Sarpsborg Prize * 1986 – Bastian Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature for the translation of Roald Dahl's '' The Witches'' * 1988 – Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs Translation Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dahl, Tor Edvin 1943 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian children's writers Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian translators Norwegian literary critics Writers from Oslo