Tor Obrestad

Tor Obrestad
Born (1938-02-12) 12 February 1938
Hå, Norway
Occupation Novelist, poet and documentary writer
Nationality Norwegian
Period 1966–present
Genre Poetry, short stories, biography

Tor Obrestad (born 12 February 1938) is a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.

Obrestad was born in Hå. He made his literary debut in 1966 with two books, the poetry collection Kollisjon and a collection of short stories, Vind, and received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for these two books. He was a member of the so-called Profil generation in 1968, the circle attached to the literary magazine Profil.[1] He has written biographies on Arne Garborg, Hulda Garborg, Alexander Kielland and Einar Førde.

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References

  1. ↑ "Obrestad, Tor – Bakgrunn" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2008-10-14.


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