Wera Sæther (born 19 May 1945) is a Norwegian psychologist, poet, novelist, essayist, writer of books for youth and of documentary books. She made her literary debut in 1974 with the poetry collection Barnet og brødet.[1] Sæther was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1979 (shared with Cecilie Løveid).[2] She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1996.[1]
Wera Sæther | |
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| Born | 19 May 1945 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Psychologist and writer |
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Books
edit- Barnet og brødet – poems (1973)
- Mellom stumheten og ordet – documentary (1974)
- Kvinnen, kroppen og angsten – (1974)
- Der lidelse blir samfunn – prose (1975)
- Barnet, døden og dansen – prose (1978)
- Lovet være du, søster Brød – documentary (1979)
- Vei – novel (1980)
- Hvit sol – documentary (1983)
- Comiso, en klage – poems (1984)
- Sol over gode og onde – prose (1985)
- Afrika, Ordfrika og andre hemmeligheter – children's book (1986)
- Kjærlighetssang – poems (1986)
- Vi overlever ikke alt – documentary (1987)
- Fravær nærvær – poems (1987)
- Rommet med det rare i – documentary (1988)
- Berøring forbudt – documentary (1988)
- Jeg tar asken og går – poems (1989)
- I lys av døden – documentary (1992)
- I Naomis hus – documentary (1993)
- Kan kamelene synge? – documentary (1994)
- A for ansikt – novel (1994)
- Rwandas øyne – documentary (1994)
- Gudinnen med det skinnende sverdet – children's book (1995)
- Ruts bok 1989 – novel (1995)
- Maisbarnebarna – documentary (1996)
- Det uhørte Guatemala – (1997)
- Om mitt hode var vann – novel (1997)
- Denne krukken er knust – novel (1998)
- Støvets sønn – novel (1998)
- Adresse i vinden. Indiske reiser – essays (1999)
- Brent barn – novel (2000)
- Saras reise – children's book (2001)
- En annen dato et annet sted – essay (2002)
- Umas øyne – children's book (2004)
- MammaRitaHuset – barnebok (2006)
- En annens navn i munnen – novel (2009)
- Rett Øst – poems (2009)
- Mannen og datteren – novel (2010)
- Ukjent fugl – documentary (2012)
- Barnet, døden og dansen; Lovet være du, søster Brød – poems (2015)
- Se Europa – novel (2017)
- Lavlandet – novel (2018)
- Tango med Elisa – novel (2021)
Prizes
edit- Gyldendals legat, 1979
- Doblougprisen, 1996
- Ossietzky Prize, 1999
- Norwegian Authors Union Freedom of Expression Prize, 2012
References
edit- ^ a b "Wera Sæther". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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