Beate Grimsrud Explained
| Beate Grimsrud |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Bærum, Norway |
| Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Occupation: | Novelist, scriptwriter and playwright |
| Awards: | |
Beate Grimsrud (28 April 1963 – 1 July 2020) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, children's writer, scriptwriter and playwright.
Life
Grimsrud was born in Bærum, Norway and settled in Sweden. Grimsrud died in Stockholm on 1 July 2020.[1]
Literary career
Among her books are Continental Heaven (1993), Å smyge forbi en øks (1998), and Søvnens lekkasje (2007). Her novel En dåre fri (2010) was awarded the 2010 Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. She was also awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2011.[2]
Her children's books include Klar ferdig gå! from 2007, Alba og Adam (2008), and Dinosaurene og de dansende trærne (2009).
She was also a screenwriter of the script for the film Ballen i øyet from 2000.
Her last work was Jag föreslår att vi vaknar. Novels such as Evighetsbarnen (2015) and Jeg (2020) have yet to received posthumous English translations.
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2011 | En dåre fri | | | |
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| 2012 | — | | | | |
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English translations
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . A Fool Free . Head of Zeus . 2015 . 9781781851371 . hardcover 1st . 2. London.
Biblio
Norwegian
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Det finnes grenser for hva jeg ikke forstår . Cappelen . 1989 . Norwegian . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Continental Heaven . Cappelen . 1993 . 9788202130718 . Oslo . Norwegian . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Å smyge forbi en øks . Cappelen . 1998 . 9788202175085 . Norwegian . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Søvnens lekkasje . Cappelen . 2007 . 9788202271367 . hardcover 1st . Norwegian . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . En dåre fri . Cappelen . 2010 . 9788202336004 . hardcover . Norwegian . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Evighetsbarna . Cappelen . 2015 . 9788202480677 . hardcover . Oslo . Norwegian . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Jeg foreslår at vi våkner . Cappelen . 2020 . 9788202612580 . hardcover 1st . Norwegian . 2.
Swedish
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Continental Heaven . Bonniers . 1993 . 9789100555276 . Swedish . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Jag smyger förbi en yxa . Bonniers . 1999 . 9789100568191 . Swedish . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . En dåre fri . Bonniers . 2011 . 9789174291834 . mass market paperback . Swedish . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Evighetsbarnen . Bonniers . 2015 . 9789100141158 . Swedish . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Jag föreslår att vi vaknar . Bonniers . 2020 . 9789100170530 . hardcover 1st . Swedish . 2.
Children's
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Klar, ferdig, gå! . Aschehoug . 2007 . Norwegian . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Alba og Adam . Aschehoug . 2008 . Norwegian . 2.
- Book: Grimsrud, Beate . Dinosaurene og de dansende trærne . Aschehoug . 2009 . Norwegian . 2.
Notes and References
- Web site: Forfatter Beate Grimsrud er død . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200702134524/https://www.cappelendamm.no/cappelendamm/forfattere/forfatternyheter/article.action?contentId=179065 . 2 July 2020 . 4 October 2020 . cappelendamm.no . no.
- Encyclopedia: Beate Grimsrud . . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . 6 July 2012 . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . no.
