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]