Tove Nilsen (born 25 October 1952) is a Norwegian

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

and

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. She made her literary debut in 1974 with the novel ''Aldri la dem kle deg forsvarsløst naken''. Her

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novel from a

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, ''Skyskraperengler'' (1982) was a

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. She was awarded the

Riksmål Society Literature Prize The Riksmål Society Literature Prize (''Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris'') is awarded annually by the '' Riksmålsforbundet'' for the outstanding publication in riksmål. The prize was awarded until 2002 by the ''Oslo and Bærum Riksmål Leagu ...

in 1993. Her novel ''Øyets sult'' (1993) was nominated for the

Nordic Council's Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

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1952 births Living people Writers from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian children's writers Norwegian literary critics Norwegian women non-fiction writers Norwegian women novelists Norwegian women children's writers Norwegian women critics 21st-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian women writers {{Norway-writer-stub