About Inger Margrethe Gaarder
Lived 1926 – 1993 (aged 66–67). Inger Margrethe Gaarder was a Norwegian writer and children's writer.
Inger Margrethe Gaarder (née Berthelsen; 8 June 1926 – 31 December 1993) was a Norwegian children's writer.
She made her literary debut in 1977 with the children's book Nikolai begynner på skolen. She published books with myths and fairy tales from Sri Lanka and from India, and contributed to textbooks for primary school. She was awarded the Cappelen Prize in 1986. She was the mother of Jostein Gaarder and Helge Gaarder.
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Norwegian children's writer (1926–1993)
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Inger Margrethe Gaarder was born in 1926.
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Inger Margrethe Gaarder died in 1993.
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Inger Margrethe Gaarder was a writer and children's writer.
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Inger Margrethe Gaarder was Norwegian.
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