Erling Pedersen
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Erling Pedersen is a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, and children's writer.
, in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. Pedersen moved to Hedrum
(now a part of Larvik
municipality) as a teacher in 1973. He was worked as a teacher until 1980.
He made his literary début in 1972 with the short story collection Rottenes konge, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris
. He has written several books for adults, youth and children, and several youth books are published abroad. Pedersen is also a playwrights, with a series of performances on radio and TV. Among his children's books are Blindgjenger from 1982 and På dypt vann from 1985. He has been translated into several languages.
Pedersen's breakthrough with critics and audiences came with Skredesyklusen – Din plass på jorda (1981), Solregn over Skrede (1991), Smaken av jern (1998) and Brødre (2001).
Pedersen followed four generations throughout the 1900s, and the changes in the Norwegian daily rolled up through the experiences of people. A recent work, Kongens merke (2006), is about war and persecution in Norway during the reign of King Christian IV (1588– 1648). With a reign of more than 59 years, King Christian was the longest-reigning monarch of Denmark–Norway
.
Biography
Erling Pedersen was born in RaumaRauma
-Other:* Rauma dialect* Rauma class missile boat, a class of Finnish Fast Attack Craft* HNoMS Rauma , the second ship of the Norwegian Otra class minesweepers...
, in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Pedersen moved to Hedrum
Hedrum
Hedrum is a parish and the site of a historic church in Vestfold county, Norway.-History:The parish of Hedrum was established as a municipality on January 1, 1838 . Small parts of Hedrum were transferred to the city of Larvik in 1855, 1875, 1937 and 1948...
(now a part of Larvik
Larvik
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....
municipality) as a teacher in 1973. He was worked as a teacher until 1980.
He made his literary début in 1972 with the short story collection Rottenes konge, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris
Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris
Tarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for the prize...
. He has written several books for adults, youth and children, and several youth books are published abroad. Pedersen is also a playwrights, with a series of performances on radio and TV. Among his children's books are Blindgjenger from 1982 and På dypt vann from 1985. He has been translated into several languages.
Pedersen's breakthrough with critics and audiences came with Skredesyklusen – Din plass på jorda (1981), Solregn over Skrede (1991), Smaken av jern (1998) and Brødre (2001).
Pedersen followed four generations throughout the 1900s, and the changes in the Norwegian daily rolled up through the experiences of people. A recent work, Kongens merke (2006), is about war and persecution in Norway during the reign of King Christian IV (1588– 1648). With a reign of more than 59 years, King Christian was the longest-reigning monarch of Denmark–Norway
Denmark–Norway
Denmark–Norway is the historiographical name for a former political entity consisting of the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including the originally Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands...
.
Awards
- Tarjei Vesaas' debutantprisTarjei Vesaas' debutantprisTarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for the prize...
(1972), for Rottenes konge - Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment (1981)
- Språklig samlings litteraturpris (1982)
- Rauma kommunes kulturpris (1991)
- Sonja Hagemanns barne- og ungdomsbokpris (1994), for Operasjon Storm
- Hans Heibergs minnestipend (1997)
- Vestfold fylkeskommunes Kunstnerpris (1999)
- Larvik kommunes kulturpris (2006)