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Mette Newth

b. 1942

Norwegian writer (born 1942)

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About Mette Newth

Born 1942. Mette Newth is a Norwegian writer, illustrator and children's writer.

Mette Cecilie Newth (born 31 January 1942) is a Norwegian illustrator, author of children's literature, and organizer. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book.

Personal life Mette Newth was born in Oslo as the daughter of journalist, crime writer and revue writer Fridtjof Knutsen and his wife Alfhild Gundersen (known as the crime writer Lalli Knutsen, and under the pseudonym Lalli Løvland). She married writer Philip Newth in 1963. The couple settled at Rykkinn in Bærum, and have a son Eirik Newth, an author and Hege Newth (1966-2025) who was a writer.

Career Mette Newth is educated as a ceramicist from the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and has studied sculpture at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts. She made her literary debut in 1969 with the picture book Den lille vikingen. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1985 for the children's book Soldreperen, together with her husband and co-writer Philip Newth. Her youth's novel Bortførelsen from 1987 (translated by Steven T. Murray and Tiina Nunnally as The Abduction) received international recognition and was translated into 14 different languages. The novel treats the colonialization of Greenland in the 17th century, and includes elements from Inuit myths and legends. Her book Erobringen from 1988 is also about the Inuit. Among the picture books she has made in cooperation with the writer Paal-Helge Haugen are Vårfuglen from 1989, Gjennom steinen from 1990, and Eldsalamanderen from 1994. In 1995, she received the critics' prize for the second time, for the children's book Det mørke lyset.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Employers
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Awards
Nordic Children's Book Prize; Sarpsborgprisen; Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award; Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
Also known as
Mette Cecilie Newth

Family & relationships

Spouse
Philip Newth
Child
Eirik Newth

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mette Newth?

Norwegian writer (born 1942)

When was Mette Newth born?

Mette Newth was born on 31 January 1942 in Oslo.

What is Mette Newth's occupation?

Mette Newth is a writer, illustrator and children's writer.

What nationality is Mette Newth?

Mette Newth is Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mette Newth

· Wikidata: Q4969320

· DBpedia: Mette Newth

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