Idar Kristiansen
Idar Kristiansen (26 May 1932, Honningsvåg – 10 January 1985) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer and non-fiction writer. He made his literary debut in 1957 with the poetry collection Sanger fra en tundra. His main work is a tetralogy on the Finnish immigration to Finnmark, Kornet og fiskene (1978–1981).
Idar Kristiansen
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- Norway
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- writer · poet
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- Aschehoug Prize
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- Norwegian
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Idar Kristiansen (26 May 1932, Honningsvåg – 10 January 1985) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer and non-fiction writer. He made his literary debut in 1957 with the poetry collection Sanger fra en tundra. His main work is a tetralogy on the Finnish immigration to Finnmark, Kornet og fiskene (1978–1981).
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He was awarded the Aschehoug Prize in 1980.
The recorded working language is Norwegian. Distinctions recorded are Aschehoug Prize.
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Idar Kristiansen was born at Honningsvåg.
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Idar Kristiansen died at Tromsø Municipality.
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