Bjørg Vik (11 September 1935 – 7 January 2018) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist.

Biography

Bjørg Turid Vik was born in

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, Norway. Her parents were Sverre Thorbjørn Johansen (1903–1958) and Anna Sofie Marcussen (1902–1987). She grew up in the neighborhood of

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in Oslo. She completed her ''

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'' at Hegdehaugen School in 1954 and attended the Journalist Academy in

from 1955 to 1956. From 1956 to 1960, she was a journalist for the newspaper '' Porsgrunns Dagblad''. She made her literary debut in 1963 with the short story collection ''Søndag ettermiddag''. Further collections from the 1960s are ''Nødrop fra en myk sofa'' (1966) and ''Det grådige hjerte'' (1968). She also wrote five novels. Between 1988 and 1994 she published the semi-autobiographical Elsi Lund trilogy of novels about adolescence and maturity in postwar Oslo. The trilogy consists of ''Små nøkler store rom'' (1988), ''Poplene på St. Hanshaugen'' (1991), and ''Elsi Lund'' (1994). Vik also published a series of plays and children's books. Her works have been translated into approximately 30 languages. In 1957, she married the architect Hans Jørgen Vik (1927–1995). She was a co-founder of the feminist magazine ''

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'' (1973–1983).

Awards

Bjørg Vik 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 1972, the

Aschehoug Prize The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, bas ...

in 1974, and 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. ...

in 1979 for the short story collection ''En håndfull lengsel''. She received the

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ...

in 1987 and the

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

in 1991. She received the

Cappelen Prize The Cappelen Prize ( no, Cappelenprisen) is a Norwegian literary award that was established in 1979 by the publishing company J.W. Cappelens Forlag, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house. It has not been awarded after J.W ...

in 1982, which she shared with

Jahn Otto Johansen Jahn Otto Johansen (3 May 1934 – 1 January 2018) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer. He worked for the newspaper '' Morgenposten'' from 1956 to 1966, for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp ...

, who died six days before her own death.

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1935 births 2018 deaths Writers from Oslo International Writing Program alumni Norwegian feminists Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian women novelists Norwegian women short story writers Norwegian women dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian women writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers 21st-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian short story writers 21st-century Norwegian short story writers Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners Dobloug Prize winners Norwegian magazine founders {{Norway-writer-stub