Tove Nilsen | |
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The author Tove Nilsen | |
| Born | (1952-10-25) 25 October 1952 |
| Occupations | Novelist, children's writer and literary critic |
| Awards | Riksmål Society Literature Prize(1993)Amalie Skram Prize (2011) |
Tove Nilsen (born 25 October 1952) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and literary critic.
Nilsen made her literary debut in 1974 with the novel Aldri la dem kle deg forsvarsløst naken. Her adolescence novel from a dormitory town, Skyskraperengler (1982) was a bestseller.[1]
She was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1993. Her novel Øyets sult (1993) was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.[2] She was awarded the Amalie Skram Prize in 2011.[3]