Aschehoug Prize Explained

The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, based on a binding recommendation from the Norwegian Critics Organization. The prize consists of a statuette of sculptor Ørnulf Bast and 100,000 kroner (2018). The monumental sculpture Evig Liv (=Eternal Life) which is the reference of the miniature statuette is to be found at Sehesteds plass in front of the publisher's main building in Oslo.

Recipients of the Aschehoug Prize

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1973 – Stein Mehren 1974 – Bjørg Vik 1975 – Kjartan Fløgstad 1976 – Karin Bang 1977 – Knut Hauge 1978 – Olav H. Hauge 1979 – Ernst Orvil and Tor Åge Bringsværd 1980 – Idar Kristiansen 1981 – Jan Erik Vold 1982 – Kjell Erik Vindtorn 1983 – Arnold Eidslott 1984 – Cecilie Løveid 1985 – Edvard Hoem 1986 – Rolf Jacobsen 1987 – Finn Carling 1988 – Einar Økland 1989 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff 1990 – Erling Kittelsen 1991 – Kjell Askildsen 1992 – Eldrid Lunden 1993 – Jan Kjærstad 1994 – Inger Elisabeth Hansen 1995 – Lars Amund Vaage 1996 – Tor Fretheim 1997 – Jon Fosse 1998 – Gro Dahle 1999 – Øyvind Berg 2000 – Laila Stien 2001 – Ole Robert Sunde 2002 – Ellen Einan 2003 – Steinar Opstad 2004 – Dag Solstad 2005 – Hans Herbjørnsrud 2006 – Espen Haavardsholm 2007 – Hanne Ørstavik 2008 – Paal-Helge Haugen 2009 – Thure Erik Lund 2010 – Anne Oterholm 2011 – Bjørn Sortland^[1]
• 2012 – Ragnar Hovland
• 2013 – Erlend Loe
• 2014 – Geir Gulliksen
• 2015 – Vigdis Hjorth
• 2016 – Per Petterson
• 2017 – Øyvind Rimbereid
• 2018 – Liv Køltzow^[2]
• 2019 – Johan Harstad^[3]
• 2020 – no award
• 2021 - Karin Haugane
• 2022 - Linn Ullmann

References

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Bjørn Sortland . Sofie . Arneberg . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 28 March 2016.
2. Web site: Aschehougprisen til Liv Køltzow. Mona. Ek. ugla.aschehoug.no. 30 August 2018. Norwegian. 30 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203005043/https://ugla.aschehoug.no/aschehougprisen-til-liv-koltzow/. 3 February 2019. dead.
3. Web site: Aschehougprisen 2019 Aschehougprisen ble i dag tildelt Johan Harstad. . 2019-08-29 . kritikerlaget.no . 2019-09-02.