Norwegian Booksellers' Prize

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The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize is a literature prize was awarded by the Norwegian Booksellers Association. It was initiated in 1948, then did not return until 1961. It was also on a hiatus from 1970 to 1980.

Prize winners

1948 – Sigurd Hoel

1961 – Kristian Kristiansen

1962 – Vera Henriksen

1963 – Terje Stigen

1964 – Elisabeth Dored

1965 – Johan Borgen

1966 – Ebba Haslund

1967 – Kristian Kristiansen and Tarjei Vesaas

1968 – Odd Eidem and Hans Heiberg

1969 – Finn Alnæs and Richard Herrmann

1981 – Leif B. Lillegaard

1982 – Anne Karin Elstad

1983 – Herbjørg Wassmo

1984 – Torill Thorstad Hauger

1985 – Jo Benkow

1986 – Anne-Cath. Vestly

1987 – Fredrik Skagen

1988 – Bjørg Vik

1989 – Gunnar Staalesen

1990 – Lars Saabye Christensen

1991 – Roy Jacobsen

1992 – Karsten Alnæs

1993 – Jostein Gaarder

1994 – Klaus Hagerup

1995 – Anne Holt

1996 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen

1997 – Karin Fossum

1998 – Erik Fosnes Hansen

1999 – Erlend Loe

2000 – Jo Nesbø

2001 – Lars Saabye Christensen

2002 – Åsne Seierstad

2003 – Per Petterson

2004 – Levi Henriksen

2005 – Anne B. Ragde

2006 – Erik Fosnes Hansen

2007 – Jo Nesbø

2008 – Tore Renberg

2009 – Roy Jacobsen

2010 – Jan-Erik Fjell

2011 – Jørn Lier Horst

2012 – Per Petterson

2013 – Cecilie Enger

2014 – Lars Mytting

2015 – Maja Lunde

2016 – Vigdis Hjorth

References

Norwegian Booksellers' Prize Wikipedia

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