Eivind Tverbak
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Eivind Tverbak was a Norwegian novelist and children's writer from Sørfold
. He wrote several novels from fishermen's life in Northern Norway. He has also written books for children. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment
in 1957.
Sørfold
Sørfold is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. The old municipality of Folden was divided into Sørfold and Nordfold-Kjerringøy on 1 January 1887.-General...
. He wrote several novels from fishermen's life in Northern Norway. He has also written books for children. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment
Gyldendal's Endowment
Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated with...
in 1957.