Oddvør Johansen (born 30 October 1941 in

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; ; Danish language, Danish: ''Thorshavn''), usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of th ...

) is a Faroese writer and organ player in

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, in 1983 and 2002. In 1988 she was awarded with Tórshavn City Council's Children's Book Prize ( Barnabókavirðisløn Tórshavnar Býráðs). In 2001 her novel ''Í morgin er aftur ein dagur'' 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 ...

Bibliography

* 1982 – ''Lívsins summar'' (novel,

Faroese Literature Prize The Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens (M. A. Jacobsen's Cultural Award), is a prize for Faroese literature that was begun by the Tórshavnar kommuna (Tórshavn City Council) in 1958. Its winners inclu ...

, 1983) ** 1985 – Danish: ''Livets sommer'' ** 1985 – Swedish: ''Livets sommar'' * 1983 – ''Hundalív í Grindavági'' (children's book) * 1988 – ''Skip í eygsjón'' (children's book, illustrated by Olivur við Neyst, Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs in 1988) * 1990 – ''Bella Katrina'' (short story) * 1993 – ''Ein mamma er ein mamma'' (novel) * 1995 – ''Á káta horninum'' (short story) * 1998 – ''Í morgin er aftur ein dagur'' (novel, nominated for the

in 2001) ** ''I morgen er der atter en dag'' (translated by Ebba Hentze). The book has not been published in Danish yet. * 2001 – ''Tá ið eg havi málað summarhúsið'' (novel,

, 2002) * 2004 – ''Sebastians hús'' (novel) **2005 – Icelandic: ''Sebastianshús'' * 2006 – ''Úr køksvindeyganum'' (essays and short stories) * 2015 – Svanarnir syngja (short stories, essays and memoirs)in.fo - Oddvør við nýggjum søgusavni
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Recognition

* 1983

(Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens) for her novel ''Lívsins Summar''. * 1988 Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs for her children's book ''Skip í eygsjón'' * 2001 Nominated for the

for her novel ''Í morgin er aftur ein dagur'' * 2002

(Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens) for her novel ''Tá ið eg havi málað summarhúsið''.

References

External links

Bokasolan.fo (''in Faroese'')

Sagenhaftes-island.is, Fenster zu den Färöer-Inseln, Ehrengast der Frankfurter Buchmesse
Some Faroese writers were special guests at the

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2011, including Oddvør Johansen (''in German'') Faroese women writers Faroese women novelists 1941 births Living people Faroese children's writers Faroese short story writers Faroese Literature Prize recipients People from Tórshavn Faroese Children's Literature Prize recipients Danish women short story writers Danish women children's writers Faroese women children's writers {{Faroes-bio-stub