About Rolf Sagen
Lived 1940 – 2017 (aged 76). Rolf Sagen was a Norwegian writer, children's writer and poet.
Rolf Sagen (21 December 1940 – 6 April 2017) was a Norwegian author. He was curator and daily leader of the Bergen Academy of Writing.
He wrote novels, short stories, scripts and children's books. He debuted in 1968 with the poetry collection Dørklinker, which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. In 1976, he took the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the novel Mørkets gjerninger.
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Who was Rolf Sagen?
Norwegian writer (1940-2017)
When was Rolf Sagen born?
Rolf Sagen was born on 21 December 1940 in Vadheim.
When did Rolf Sagen die?
Rolf Sagen died on 6 April 2017.
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Rolf Sagen was a writer, children's writer and poet.
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Rolf Sagen was Norwegian.
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