Guri Vesaas

Guri Vesaas
Born (1939-01-13) 13 January 1939
Vinje, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Alma mater University of Oslo
Occupation publishing editor and translator of children's books
Parent(s) Tarjei Vesaas
Halldis Moren Vesaas
Relatives Olav Vesaas (brother)
Awards

Guri Vesaas (born 13 January 1939) is a Norwegian writer and translator of children's books, and former editor at the publishing house Samlaget.[1]

She was born in Vinje,[2] a daughter of novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas, and sister of Olav Vesaas.[3] She graduated as cand.mag. from the University of Oslo in 1965.[2]

She was awarded the Brage Prize honorary award in 2007,[4] and also the Nynorsk User of the Year award.[2]

Midtbø, Vinje. Home of Tarjei Vesaas and Halldis Moren Vesaas

She has translated more than 50 children's books into Norwegian, using the pseudonym Hanna Midtbø, after the farm Midtbø in Vinje, where she grew up.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Hjeltnes, Guri (27 December 2006). "Europeeren på Samlaget". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Grepstad, Ottar. "Guri Vesaas". In Grepstad, Ottar. Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Fyllingsnes, Ottar (21 August 1997). "Midtbø: -- "Fuglane" er favoritten". Dag og Tid (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Brage. Den norske bokprisen. Tidligere vinnere" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Bastianprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 April 2018.


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