Brit Bildøen (born 28 January 1962) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic.

Biography

Bildøen was born in Ålesund on 28 January 1962. She made her literary debut in 1991 with the poetry collection Bilde av menn. Her first novel, Eit anna eple, was published in 1992. In 1998 she was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize.

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Her 2023 novel Gult farevarsel treats a family trapped at a remote mountain farm due to extreme weather conditions.

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References

1962 births

Living people

People from Ålesund

20th-century Norwegian poets

20th-century Norwegian novelists

21st-century Norwegian novelists

Norwegian essayists

Norwegian women essayists

Norwegian children's writers

Norwegian literary critics

Norwegian women literary critics

Norwegian women critics

Norwegian women non-fiction writers

Norwegian women novelists

Norwegian women children's writers

Norwegian women poets

21st-century Norwegian women writers

20th-century Norwegian women writers

20th-century essayists

21st-century essayists

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