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Laila Stien

ライラ・スティエン

Laila Stien

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1946-05-16 (Bjerka, Hemnes Municipality)
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Hemnes Municipality → Rana Municipality → Finnmark

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Poet, Author of children's literature, Translator
Active Years
1979-2024

Awards

Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book
1993
Work: Å plukke en smørblomst
Category: 児童書
Organization: Norwegian Critics' Association
Result: 受賞
Aschehoug Prize
2000
Organization: Aschehoug
Result: 受賞
Dobloug Prize
2024
Organization: Swedish Academy
Result: 受賞
Havmann Prize
1999
Work: Gjennom glass
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nyveien

1979 short stories

Short stories collection with motives from Sami society and culture.

Sami societySami culture

Vekselsang

1997 novel

A novel set in Northern Norway.

family relationseveryday life

Å plukke en smørblomst

1993 children's book

Children's book that won the Critics Prize.

naturechild's perspective

Bibliography

  • Nyveien
  • Fabler. Frost
  • Fuglan veit
  • Sånt som skjer
  • Hold stø båt
  • I det fri
  • Vekselsang
  • Gjennom glass
  • Svømmetak
  • Veranda med sol
  • I farta
  • Ole P og den merkverdige sola
  • Å plukke en smørblomst
  • Klar, ferdig, kjør!
  • Ei jente på scooteren

Translations by Author

  • Translations from Sami to Norwegian (works by Synnøve Persen, Rauni Magga Lukkari, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Embedded with elements from Northern Norway and Sami cultureFocus on family relations and everyday life
Recurring Motifs
Sami cultureNorthern Norwayfamily relationseveryday life

Legacy

Norwegian writer recognized for her literary works often featuring elements from Northern Norway and Sami culture, recipient of several literary prizes.

In Popular Culture

  • Her son Ailo Gaup is a former world champion in Freestyle Motocross.

Trivia

  • Literary debut in 1979 with the short story collection Nyveien.
  • Edited the anthology of modern Sami literature Ildstedene synger in 1984.