Norwegian Nora Dåsnes (26) won the Nordic Council’s Literature Award for best children’s and young people’s books.
On Tuesday evening, the Nordic Council Literature Prize was awarded in Helsinki, Finland, and the Children’s and Youth Literature Prize went to Norwegian author and illustrator Nora Dåsnes.
In recent years, Dåsnes has made a name for herself with her critically acclaimed children’s graphic novels – most recently in the fall she came out with “Let the forest live” which she received. dice 5 she i VG.
He received the prestigious Nordic award for “Missed Call” last year, which is set against the terror of 22 July. The book got it roll the dice 6 and VG
The Nordic Council jury says of the book that Dåsnes has “created a book that engages, touches and makes the reader reflect on both collective, political and social issues, as well as individual existential issues”.
VG Kristine Isaksen’s children’s book critic has followed Dåsnes’s writing and is happy for the young author.
– It’s great to receive an international award for your second book, as 26-year-old Nora Dåsnes is doing now. “Missed call” is special because the language is so complete and conveys the existential scream that is collective pain after 7/22, says Isaksen.
He points out that Dåsnes is one of the many talented illustrators currently creating good visual stories in Norway.
– In addition to Dåsnes, we also have Malin Falch, Magnhild Winsnes and Jenny Jordahl. The fact that Dåsnes receives this award can give an extra boost to the graphic novel genre in the Nordic countries and can lead to the translation of many of these books, says Isaksen.
The Nordic Council Literature Award for Best Adult Novel went to Solvej Balle of Denmark for her novel “Om utregning av romfang 1, 2 og 3”.
Check out VG’s 6 die roll review from the first book here: A Literary Ball Kick!
He named, among others, Kerstin Ekman and Linn Ullmann – who also received a score of 6 for their nominated books, “Wolf running” And “Girl, 1983”.
The Nordic Council jury considers it a “large-scale prose work” and calls it “great literature” because “it asks basic questions about what our
individual experiences of time and space make our lives and cohabitation “.
Balle has planned a total of seven volumes of the series, which the VG reviewer calls “an existential kick of a series of novels.”
The Nordic Council Music Prize was also awarded during the solemn ceremony in Helsinki and went to Swedish composer Karin Rehnqvist.
Icelandic film “Lamb” won the Nordic Council Film Award.
These are the winners of the Nordic Council 2022 Literature Prize:
- Best Book for Children and Teenagers: “Missed Calls” by Norwegian Nora Dåsnes
- Best novel for adults: “On the calculation of space 1, 2 and 3” by the Danish Solvej Balle
- Film Award: «Lamb» by Icelandic Valdimar Jóhannsson, Hrönn Kristinsdóttir and Sara Nassim
- The musical prize: “Silent Earth” by Swedish Karin Rehnqvist
