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Tor Edvin Dahl

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Tor Edvin Dahl
BornTor Edvin Dahl
(1943-09-10) 10 September 1943 (age 81)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, playwright, crime fiction writer, children's writer
LanguageNorwegian
NationalityNorwegian
Notable worksGuds tjener, Etterforskning pågår
Notable awardsGyldendal's Endowment, 1973
Riverton Prize, 1973
Bastian Prize, 1986
SpouseAud Josefsen 1965–84
Anne Skjelmerud 1986–

Tor Edvin Dahl (born 10 September 1943) is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, playwright, children's writer, non-fiction writer, translator, literary critic and journalist. He made his literary debut in 1968 with the short story collection En sommer tung av regn. His first novel was Den andre from 1972, and his literary breakthrough was the novel Guds tjener from 1973.[1]

He has written crime fiction using the pseudonym "David Torjussen". His first crime novel, Etterforskning pågår from 1973, earned him the Riverton Prize.[2]

He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1973.[3]

Personal life

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Dahl was born in Oslo on 10 September 1943, the son of Josef Dahl and Evy Alice Holmen. From 1965 to 1984 he was married to Aud Josefsen, and since 1986 to Anne Skjelmerud.[2]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Tor Edvin Dahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b Rottem, Øystein. "Tor Edvin Dahl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Gyldendalprisen". forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 1 November 2009.