Tor Obrestad
Tor Obrestad (12 February 1938 – 25 January 2020) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.
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| Born | 12 February 1938 Hå, Norway |
| Died | 25 January 2020 (aged 81) Nærbø, Norway |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet and documentary writer |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Period | 1966–2020 |
| Genre | Poetry, short stories, biography |
Early and personal life
Obrestad was born in Hå on 12 February 1938.[1] His parents were farmer Jon R. Obrestad and Sophie Riise.[2]
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.[2] He died on 25 January 2020.[1]
Literary career
Obrestad made his literary debut in 1966 with two books, the poetry collection Kollisjon and a collection of short stories, Vind,[1] and received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for these two books. He was a member of the so-called Profil generation in 1968, the circle attached to the literary magazine Profil.[3] He wrote biographies on Arne Garborg, Hulda Garborg, Alexander Kielland and Einar Førde.[1]
His novel Sauda! Streik! from 1972 was adapted for a film directed by Oddvar Bull Tuhus in 1975.[1]
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
References
- Rottem, Øystein. "Tor Obrestad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- Rottem, Øystein. "Tor Obrestad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- "Obrestad, Tor – Bakgrunn" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2008-10-14.