Name Zinken Hopp Role Author | Died 1987, Bergen, Norway Parents Diderik Brochmann | |
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Books The Magic Chalk, Norwegian Folklore Simplified, Norwegian History Simplified Awards Bastian Prize for Children's Literature Similar People Lewis Carroll, Monteiro Lobato, Otfried Preusler, John Tenniel, Thomas Alexander Browne | ||
Signe Marie "Zinken" Hopp, née Brochmann (9 January 1905 – 3 September 1987) was a Norwegian author, poet and playwright.
She was born at Ullensvang in Hordaland, Norway. She was a daughter of journalist Diderik Hegermann Brochmann (1879–1955) and Margit Hagen (1896–1962). She was a sister of Odd Brochmann, granddaughter of Bodvar Fredrik Johannes Brochmann (1852-1930) and niece of Georg Brochmann. Zinken was her nickname from childhood.
She is best known for translating Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland into Norwegian. Her own books, which were mostly for children, include The Magic Chalk, Jon and Sofus and over a dozen others. She is best known for writing children's books, and for her cheerful poems. She was also writing biographies.
In 1932 she married broadcasting personality Einar Meidell Hopp (1899-1956). She died during 1987 in Bergen.
