| Engvald Bakkan | |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Åmli, Norway |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Education: | Pharmacist |
| Occupation: | Novelist, children's writer |
| Awards: | Gyldendal's Endowment (1953) |
Engvald Bakkan (20 August 1897 - 3 July 1982) was a Norwegian pharmacist, novelist and children's writer.
Bakkan was born at Åmli in Aust-Agder. He graduated as a pharmacist in 1923. During his career, he lived and worked at Stavanger and Bryne; from 1955 at the Ørnen apotek in Stavanger.[1]
He wrote 11 books: five novels; four short stories and two children's books. Among his best-known works is the novel trilogy from the 18th century, Krossen er din, Gjenom fossane and Regnbogen i toreskya, published between 1947 and 1952.[2] He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1953.[3]