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. The prize is presented to a Norwegian author for a literary work as agreed to among the members of the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association. Since 1978 the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association has also awarded a prize for the best work of children's literature. In 2003 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation was established, and in 2012 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of nonfiction for adults was established. For other Norwegian Critics Awards, see Norwegian Theatre Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940-45), the Norwegian Music Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1947, and the Norwegian Dance Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1977.

Winners of the prize for best literary work (adult)

A list of Critics Prizewinners is maintained on the kritikerlaget website.^[1]

Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature

A list of Critics Prizewinners is maintained on the kritikerlaget website.^[4]

• 1978 - Einar Økland, for Sikk sakk
• 1979 - Tormod Haugen, for Joakim
• 1980 - Torill Thorstad Hauger, for Det kom et skip til Bjørgvin i 1349
• 1981 - Arnljot Eggen, for Den lange streiken
• 1982 - Per Knutsen, for Gull og sølv
• 1983 - Johan Fredrik Grøgaard, for Jeg, Wilhelm, 13 år
• 1984 - Vigdis Hjorth, for Jørgen + Anne er sant
• 1985 - Mette og Philip Newth, for Soldreperen
• 1986 - Tor Fretheim, for Engelene stanser ved Eventyrbrua
• 1987 - Arne Ruset, for Aldri åleine
• 1988 - Mathis Mathisen, for Ismael
• 1989 - Klaus Hagerup, for Landet der tiden var borte
• 1990 - Jostein Gaarder, for Kabalmysteriet
• 1991 - Helga Gunerius Eriksen, for Finn Inga!
• 1992 - Arne Berggren, for Stillemann- historien om et drap
• 1993 - Laila Stien, for Å plukke en smørblomst
• 1994 - Unni Lindell, for Sugemerket
• 1995 - Mette Newth, for Det mørke lyset
• 1996 - Rune Belsvik, for Dustefjerten og den store vårdagen
• 1997 - Rønnaug Kleiva, for Ikkje gløym å klappe katten
• 1998 - Erlend Loe, for Kurt - Quo vadis
• 1999 - Erna Osland, for Salamanderryttaren
• 2000 - Anne Grete Hollup, for Engel
• 2001 - Rune Belsvik, for Verdas mest forelska par
• 2002 - Hilde Hagerup, for Løvetannsang
• 2003 - Oskar Stein Bjørlykke, for Kom til dammen!
• 2004 - Arnfinn Kolerud, for Den som ikkje har gøymt seg no
• 2005 - Marianne Havdal, for Når traktoren kjem ut er det vår
• 2006 - Ragnar Hovland, for Fredlaus
• 2007 - Fam Ekman, for Kall meg onkel Alf
• 2008 - Bjørn Sortland, for Alle har eit sultent hjerte
• 2009 - Maria Parr, for Tonje Glimmerdal
• 2010 - Jo Nesbø, for Doktor Proktor og verdens undergang. Kanskje.
• 2011 - Karin Kinge Lundboe, for Etterpå varer så lenge
• 2012 - Kari Stai, for Jakob og Neikob. Tjuven slår tilbake
• 2013 - Gyrid Axe Øvsteng og Per Ragnar Møkleby, for Førstemamma på Mars
• 2014 - Gro Dahle og Svein Nyhus for bildeboka Akvarium
• 2015 - Øyvind Torseter for boken Mulegutten
• 2016 - Tyra Teodora Tronstad for boken Mørket kommer innenfra

Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation

This prize was established in 2003.

• 2003 - Sverre Dahl, for Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Wilhelm Meisters læreår
• 2004 - Geir Pollen, for W.G. Sebalds Austerlitz
• 2005 - Johannes Gjerdåker, for Odar av Horats. Andre samling
• 2006 - Karin Gundersen, for Stendhals Henry Brulards liv
• 2007 - Stig Sæterbakken, for Nikanor Teratologens Eldreomsorgen i Øvre Kågedalen
• 2008 - Steinar Lone, for Mircea Cartarescus Orbitor. Venstre vinge
• 2009 - Kristina Solum, for Roberto Bolaños Ville detektiver
• 2010 - Pedro Carmona-Alvarez og Gunnar Wærness, for Verden finnes ikke på kartet. Poesi fra hele verden
• 2011 - Merete Alfsen, for A.S. Byatts Barnas bok
• 2012 - Agnes Banach, for Witold Gombrowicz’ Dagboken 1953–1958
• 2013 - Turid Farbregd, for Katja Kettus Jordmora
• 2014 - Hege Susanne Bergan for Bønn for Tsjernobyl
• 2015 - Anne Arneberg for oversettelsen av romanen Kaputt av italienske Curzio Malaparte
• 2016 - Kristin Sørsdal for oversettelsen av romanen Historia om det tapte barnet av Elena Ferrante, oversatt fra italiensk.

Critics Prize for the year's best work of nonfiction for adults

This prize was established in 2012.

• 2012 - Aage Storm Borchgrevink, for for En norsk tragedie. Anders Behring Breivik og veiene til Utøya
• 2013 - Alf van der Hagen, for Dag Solstad. Uskrevne memoarer
• 2014 - Tore Rem for Knut Hamsun Reisen til Hitler
• 2015 - Morten A. Strøksnes for Havboka
• 2016 - Marit Paasche for Hannah Ryggen. En fri.

Annual Literature Critics Award

The prize for literature critic of the year was established in 1994.^[5] It is granted to a critic who has demonstrated excellence through review of literature or who has strengthened the discipline of criticism. The objective is to highlight critic's work and stimulate academic study in all forms of criticism.

• 1994 - Henning Hagerup
• 1995 - Atle Christiansen
• 1996 - Geir Vestad
• 1997 - Ingunn Økland
• 1998 - Tom Egil Hverven
• 1999 - Øystein Rottem
• 2000 - Nøste Kendzior
• 2001 - Kjell Olaf Jensen
• 2002 - Marta Norheim
• 2003 - Bjørn Gabrielsen
• 2004 - Ane Farsethås
• 2005 - Espen Stueland
• 2006 - Espen Søbye
• 2007 - Anne Schäffer
• 2008 - Anne Merethe K. Prinos
• 2009 - Steinar Sivertsen
• 2010 - Tor Eystein Øverås
• 2011 - Susanne Christensen
• 2012 - Kaja Schjerven Mollerin
• 2013 - Odd W. Surén
• 2014 - Bernhard Ellefsen
• 2015 - Guri Fjeldberg
• 2016 - Olaf Haagensen
• 2017 - Anne Cathrine Straume

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