Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl explained

The Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl (Det Norske Akademis Pris til minne om Thorleif Dahl) is awarded annually by the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature (Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur). The prize is given in recognition of the eminent literature, poetry or nonfictional work written in riksmål, or to the foremost translation to riksmål of fiction or nonfiction. Since 1991 the prize has been 100,000 kroner (approximately 12,500 €)^{[1] [2]}

Thorleif Dahl

Thorleif Dahl (1891- 1967) was a Norwegian advertising man, publisher, scholar and patron of the arts. He was educated as a classic historian at the University of Oslo. After his elder brother Georg Sverdrup Dahl died in 1922, he saw himself obliged to continue the advertising agency his brother had established, Sverdrup Dahl A / S. His success in business enabled him to donate substantial sums in support of his strong interest in art, culture and enlightenment. In 1956, he created a foundation linked to the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. The Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl was named in his honor.^[3]

Prize winners

• • • • • • • • • • • • • 1983 – Arnold Eidslott 1984 – Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen 1985 – Leif Østby 1986 – Torborg Nedreaas 1987 – Stein Mehren 1988 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff 1989 – Anne-Lisa Amadou 1990 – Jan Jakob Tønseth 1991 – Erik Bystad 1992 – Egil Kraggerud 1993 – Ingard Hauge 1994 – Erik Egeberg 1995 – Kjell Heggelund
    • 1996 – Peter R. Holm 1997 – Tove Lie 1998 – Hans Aaraas
• 1999 – Tor Åge Bringsværd
  • 2000 – Georg Johannesen 2001 – Sven Kærup Bjørneboe
  • 2002 – Dag Østerberg 2003 – Arne Worren
• 2004 – Kjell Askildsen
  • 2005 – Torgeir Schjerven 2006 – Sverre Dahl
• 2007 – Marianne Gullestad
• 2008 – Arild Stubhaug
• 2009 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen
• 2010 - Torstein Bugge Høverstad
• 2011 - Beate Vibe

Notes and References

1. http://www.snl.no/Det_Norske_Akademi_for_Sprog_og_Litteratur Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur (Store norske leksikon)
2. Web site: Språk- og litteraturpriser. Riksmålsforbundet. Norwegian. 15 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100401160415/http://www.riksmalsforbundet.no/Spr%C3%A5k--og-litteraturpriser.aspx. 1 April 2010.
3. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Thorleif_Dahl/utdypning Thorleif Brandtmann Dahl (Store norske leksikon)