Maria Parr
Maria Parr | |
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| File:Maria Parr.jpg Maria Parr, 2009. | |
| Born | 18 January 1981 Vanylven Municipality, Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
| Occupation | Children's writer |
| Notable work | Waffle Hearts Astrid the unstoppable Lena, the Sea, and Me |
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Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven Municipality[1]) is a Norwegian children's writer.
She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen.[citation needed] She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven.[2]
Her children's books include Vaffelhjarte (2005)[1] (published in English as Waffle Hearts in 2013[3]), Tonje Glimmerdal (2009) (published in English as Astrid the unstoppable in 2018[4]) and Keeperen og havet (2017) (published in English as Lena, the Sea, and Me in 2017[5]), among others. She has won the Brage Prize twice, in 2009[1] and 2017.[6] She received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2010.[7]
Works
[edit | edit source]- 2005: Vaffelhjarte – translated into English as Waffle Hearts (2013)[3]
- 2009: Tonje Glimmerdal – translated into English as Astrid the unstoppable (2018)[4]
- 2017: Keeperen og havet – translated into English as Lena, the Sea, and Me (2020)[5]
- 2019: Storebror
- 2023: Oskar og eg
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 2005: Nynorsk Children's Book Award for Waffle Hearts
- 2006: Ole Vig Award for Astrid the unstoppable
- 2009: Brage Prize for Astrid the unstoppable[4]
- 2010: Critics Prize for the year's best children's literature for Astrid the unstoppable[8]
- 2010: Nynorsk User of the Year[7]
- 2013: Sigmund Skard Fellowship
- 2017: Brage Prize for Lena, the Sea, and Me[5]
- 2018: Sultprisen (Sult Award)
- 2018: Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award
- 2023: Brage Prize for Oskar and me
References
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