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Name
  
Oddvor Johansen


Role
  
Writer

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Books
  
I morgin er aftur ein dagur

Nominations
  
Nordic Council\'s Literature Prize

Oddvør Johansen (born 30 October 1941 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese writer and organ player in Tórshavn Cathedral. She writes novels, short stories and children's books.

She has twice received the Faroese Literature Prize, in 1983 and 2002. In 1988 she was awarded with Tórshavn City Council's Children's Book Prize (Barnabókavirðisløn Tórshavnar Býráðs). In 2001 her novel Í morgin er aftur ein dagur was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.

Recognition

  • 1983 Faroese Literature Prize (Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens) for her novel Lívsins Summar.
  • 1988 Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs for her children's book Skip í eygsjón
  • 2001 Nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for her novel Í morgin er aftur ein dagur
  • 2002 Faroese Literature Prize (Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens) for her novel Tá ið eg havi málað summarhúsið.

    • References

    Oddvør Johansen Wikipedia
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