Tor Obrestad

Tor Obrestad (12 February 1938 – 25 January 2020) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.

Early and personal life Obrestad was born in Hå Municipality on 12 February 1938. His parents were farmer Jon R. Obrestad and Sophie Riise.

He studied at the teacher's college in Elverum and worked as a schoolteacher, and then studied at the University of Oslo. He eventually became a full-time writer, and was also assigned as journalist for the newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad. He wrote biographies on Arne Garborg, Hulda Garborg, Alexander Kielland and Einar Førde.

His novel Sauda! Streik! from 1972 was adapted for the film Streik!, directed by Oddvar Bull Tuhus in 1975.

Selected works

Kollisjon, poetry, 1966 Vind, short stories, 1966 Vårt daglige brød, poetry, 1968 Marionettar, novel, 1969 Den norske løve, poetry, 1970 Sauda! Streik!, novel, 1972 Sauda og Shanghai, poetry, 1973 Stå saman, poetry, 1974 Tolken, short stories, 1975 Baba Anastasia og andre tekster, short stories, 1976 Stå på! Roman om ein arbeidskonflikt, novel, 1976 Vinterdikt, poetry, 1979 Reisa til bestemor, children's book, 1980 Ein gong må du seie adjø, novel, 1981 Sjå Jæren, gamle Jæren, short stories, 1982 Kamelen i Jomarskogen, children's book, 1985 Misteltein, poetry, 1987 Seks netter, seks dagar, novel, 1989 Arne Garborg, biography, 1991 Hulda, biography of Hulda Garborg, 1992 Forsøk på å halde fast tida, short stories, 1993 Mimosa, myosotis, rosmarin, poetry, 1994 Sannhetens pris. Alexander Kielland, biography, 1996 Jæren. Eld or blått. Ei samling poesi i ord og bilete, poetry, 1997 Bernhards mor. En drøm, novel, 1998 Kvinnene i Casablanca og andre historier, short stories, 2002 Krokodillen Alexander og navigator emeritus, Reinert i Sjøhusgaten. Ei oppbyggeleg fortelling frå ein liten by, children's book, 2002 Einar Førde, biography, 2007

Awards Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 1966 Gyldendal's Endowment 1971