Marit Eikemo
Marit Eikemo | |
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| Born | 6 April 1971 Odda, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist and essayist Journalist and magazine editor |
| Awards | Nynorsk Literature Prize (2011) Amalie Skram Prize (2017) |
Marit Eikemo (born 6 April 1971) is a Norwegian essayist, novelist, journalist and magazine editor. Her awards include the Nynorsk Literature Prize and the Amalie Skram Prize.
Career
[edit]Eikemo was born in Odda on 6 April 1971.[1] She edited the book Her, no: Møte med unge menneske in 1999, and contributed to the essay collection Synd.no from 2001. Her first novel was Mellom oss sagt from 2006. In 2008 she published the essay collection Samtidsruinar, and in 2009 the novel Arbeid pågår.[1] She was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize for the novel Samtale ventar in 2011.[2] In 2017 she was awarded the Amalie Skram Prize,[3] and in 2019 she received Samlagsprisen.[1]
Eikemo was co-editor of the cultural and political magazine Syn og Segn from 2003 to 2006, jointly with Hilde Sandvik.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Karlsvik, Mette. "Marit Eikemo". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Nynorsk litteraturpris". www.nm.no (in Norwegian). Noregs Mållag. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Amalie Skram-prisen". In Brodal, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Syn og Segn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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