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Maria Parr

マリア・パル

Maria Parr

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1981-01-18 (Vanylven Municipality)
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian, Nynorsk
Residence History
Vanylven Municipality

Career

Occupations
Children's writer, high school teacher
Active Years
2005-2024

Education

University of Bergen
Nordic Languages and Literature
Country: Norway

Awards

Zilveren Griffel
2008
Work: Vaffelhjarte
Organization: Stichting Griffel Jury
Result: winner
Brage Prize
2009
Work: Tonje Glimmerdal
Organization: Den norske Forleggerforening
Result: winner
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
2010
Work: Tonje Glimmerdal
Result: winner
Nynorsk User of the Year
2010
Result: winner
Brage Prize
2017
Work: Keeperen og havet
Organization: Den norske Forleggerforening
Result: winner
Brage Prize
2023
Work: Oskar og eg
Organization: Den norske Forleggerforening
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Vaffelhjarte

2005 Children's literature
friendshipgrowth
Translations
  • Waffle Hearts

Tonje Glimmerdal

2009 Children's literature
adventurefamily
Translations
  • Astrid the unstoppable

Keeperen og havet

2017 Children's literature
seafriendship
Translations
  • Lena, the Sea, and Me

Storebror

2019 Children's literature

Oskar og eg

2023 Children's literature

Bibliography

  • Vaffelhjarte (2005)
  • Tonje Glimmerdal (2009)
  • Keeperen og havet (2017)
  • Storebror (2019)
  • Oskar og eg (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Vivid storytellingUse of dialect
Recurring Motifs
Rural lifeChildren's perspective

Legacy

Known as a popular Norwegian children's author, multiple Brage Prize winner.

Trivia

  • Active user of Nynorsk.