Aslaug Høydal Explained

Aslaug Høydal
Birth Date:22 December 1916
Birth Place:Seljord
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Schoolteacher
Novelist
Poet
Children's writer
Awards:Melsom Prize (1964)

Aslaug Høydal (22 December 1916 – 20 July 2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, novelist, poet and children's writer.

She was born in Seljord. Among her novels are Dyr last from 1963, Tårer i sand from 1969, and Brest i såldet from 1973. Her children's books include Born og bøling from 1950, Bak berg og blåne from 1965, and Heile klassa i sving from 1970. Other works are the short story collection I skotlina from 1970, and the poetry collection Skjelv i vindovne skogar from 1986.[1] She was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1964.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Aslaug Høydal . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 28 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Melsomprisen. Norwegian. Bærum bibliotek. 28 March 2016. 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925083829/http://bibliotek.baerum.kommune.no/litteratur/litteraturpriser/norske_priser/Melsomprisen/. dead.