Marianne Kaurin
Marianne Kaurin (born 18 May 1974) is a Norwegian writer of young adult fiction.
Her debut novel was Nærmere høst (2012). The book was about the holocaust in Norway from the perspective of a 15-year-old girl, and earned her a Sydney Taylor Book Award honorable mention and the Uprisen. She followed with Deres majestet (2016), Syden (2018)—which won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis—and Trivselslederen (2023).[1]
Outside of writing, she is an editor in the publishing house Cappelen Damm.[1] Her books, however, have all been published by Aschehoug.[2]
She hails from Tønsberg,[3] but resides at Nesodden.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Marianne Kaurin". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Marianne Kaurin". Forfatterkatalogen (in Norwegian). Norsk Forfattersentrum. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Kaurin nominert til tysk storpris" (in Norwegian). NRK. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Nesodding vant en av verdens mest prestisjefylte priser". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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