Kari Bøge (born 19 August 1950) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer, children's writer and illustrator.

Personal life

Bøge was born in

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on 19 August 1950, a daughter of Max Harlow Bøge and Ida Detlefsen. She was first married to engineer Rolf Wibe, and later to writer Arild Stubhaug.

Career

She made her literary debut in 1971 with the poetry collection ''Asmorelda''. Her tetralogy ''Viviann, hvit'' (1974), ''Lyset er så hvitt om sommeren'' (1975), ''Viviann og Lin'' (1980) and ''Søster Viviann'' (1988) tells the story of an introvert and depressive woman (Viviann) and her way towards joy of life. Among her children's books are ''I trylleskogen'' and the prize winning ''Speilet fanger'', both from 1986. She was awarded

Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house Aschehoug. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement ...

in 1988.

References

1950 births Living people Writers from Stockholm 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian children's writers Norwegian children's book illustrators Norwegian women children's book illustrators 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian women novelists Norwegian women children's writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian women writers Norwegian women poets {{Norway-poet-stub