Beate Grimsrud

Beate Grimsrud studied at Nordic Folk High School Bishop-Arnö. The recorded working language is Norwegian and Swedish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Stockholm. Distinctions recorded are Dobloug Prize, Tanum's Women's Scholarship, Norwegian P2 listener's literature award and Sveriges Radio's Novel Prize.

• Name — Beate Grimsrud • Born — 28 April 1963 • Birthplace — Bærum, Norway • Died — 1 July 2020 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Novelist, scriptwriter and playwright • Awards — * Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (2010) • Dobloug Prize (2011)

Grimsrud was born in Bærum, Norway and settled in Sweden. Grimsrud died in Stockholm on 1 July 2020.

Among her books are Continental Heaven (1993), Å smyge forbi en øks (1998), and Søvnens lekkasje (2007). Her novel En dåre fri (2010) was awarded the 2010 Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. She was also awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2011. Her children's books include Klar ferdig gå! from 2007, Alba og Adam (2008), and Dinosaurene og de dansende trærne (2009). She was also a screenwriter of the script for the film Ballen i øyet from 2000. Her last work was Jag föreslår att vi vaknar. Novels such as Evighetsbarnen (2015) and Jeg (2020) have yet to receive posthumous English translations.

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