About Guri Vesaas
Born 1939. Guri Vesaas is a Norwegian writer, translator and children's writer.
Guri Vesaas (born 13 January 1939) is a Norwegian writer and translator of children's books, and former editor at the publishing house Samlaget.
Biography Vesaas was born in Vinje on 13 January 1939, She graduated as cand.mag. from the University of Oslo in 1965.
Midtbø, Vinje. Home of Tarjei Vesaas and Halldis Moren Vesaas She has translated more than 50 children's books into Norwegian, using the pseudonym Hanna Midtbø, and also the Nynorsk User of the Year award. She was awarded in 2022.
Awards NBU-prisen 1996 Brage Prize 2007 – honorary award
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Guri Vesaas was born on 13 January 1939 in Vinje.
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