Dagfinn Grønoset (4 April 1920 – 28 January 2008) was a journalist and writer born in

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, Norway, and living in

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most of his life. He is known for his books about wilderness and people living off the beaten track. His literary debut was ''Vandring i villmark'' from 1952. ''Anna i Ødemarka'' from 1972 became one of the biggest commercial successes for Norwegian publishing houses, and is later translated into fourteen languages, issued in seventeen countries.Biography: "Dagfinn Grønoset"
(Retrieved on 29 January 2008)

Personal life

Grønoset was born in

. a son of farmer and forest owner Daniel Grønoset and Minda Augusta Skogli. In 1957 he married journalist .

Career

Grønoset started working for the

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-based newspaper ''

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'' at the age of 19, and was assigned with the newspaper until 1974, when he became a full-time author. He made his literary debut in 1952, with the book ''Vandring i villmark'', based on his own hiking experiences in the

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district. Further books are ''Finnskog og trollskap'' (1953), a biography of

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from 1956, ''Nitahå-Jussi'' (1957), ''Med Kong Olav mot nord'' (1959), ''Langs bygdevegen'' (1960), and ''I Vinjes fotspor'' (1960). His book ''Folk fra skogene'' from 1970 reported on people living in the forest districts. ''Anna i ødemarka'' from 1972 portrayed one of these people in more detail, as a heroine living a hard life close to nature. The book soon became very popular, and received massive media attention such as full-page newspaper coverage and separate television programs. It has been translated into a total of 17 languages. Similar books are ''Tater-Milla'' (1974), ''Barnet Gud glemte'' (1979), and ''Gunhild fra skogene'' (1982). He was awarded HM The King's Medal of Merit (gold) in 1980. A bust of Grønoset, sculpted by Skule Waksvik, was erected in Elverum in 1986.

Selected bibliography

*''Vandring i villmark'' (1952) Biographic reports from Femundsmarka *''Finnskog og trollskap'' (1953). Also film *''Gull i sporet'' (1956) Biography of

*''Nitahå-Jussi'' (1957) Biografi of an eccentric from

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, the "Forest of the Finns" *''Med kong Olav mot nord'' (1959) *''Villmarksfolk'' (1959) Illustrated by

Kjell Aukrust Kjell Aukrust (19 March 1920 – 24 December 2002) was a Norwegian author, poet, artist and humorist. Aukrust is principally known for his Flåklypa stories and Flåklypa drawings. Personal life Aukrust was born in Alvdal Municipality in Hed ...

*''Langs bygdevegen'' (1960) With

Vidar Sandbeck Vidar Sandbeck (July 21, 1918 – November 10, 2005) was a Norwegian folk singer, composer, and writer. Sandbeck was born in Åmot Municipality, in modest conditions, and suffered from poor health during much of his childhood. He became a prodi ...

*''I Vinjes fotspor'' (1960) Travelogue from

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and

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*''Bella Capri'' (1961) *''Folk fra skogene'' (1970) Short stories *''Anna i ødemarka'' (1972) *''Tater-Milla'' (1974) *''Barnet Gud glemte'' (1979) *''Femundsmarka'' (1979) With

Ragnar Frislid Ragnar Frislid (29 June 1926 – 14 June 2009) was a Norwegian writer, photographer and environmentalist. He was born in Oslo. He was a journalist in ''Dagbladet'' from 1950 to 1959. From 1965 to 1986 he edited ''Norsk Natur'', the magazine releas ...

og Per Hohle *''Gunnhild fra skogene'' (1982) *''Furer i fedrelandet'' (1984). Illustrated by

*''Kvinner på veg og vidde'' (1986) *''Villmark og vinløv'' (1988) Illustrated by

and others *''Det rotfaste folket'' (1990) Illustrated by

and others *''Hurra for livet'' (1991) *''Viser ved vegen'' (1994)

References

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