Sortland, Bjørn
Author, reviewer and journalist, Bjørn Sortland is represented in a number of anthologies, and he has also written for radio and television. His authorship, which spans children's, young adults and picture books, has won him a variety of awards. Den solbrente mammaen som blei bytta mot ti kamelar (1997) brought the author the Aschehoug Prize for the Best Children's Novel of the Year. 12 ting som må gjerast rett før verda går under is also a prize-winning novel.
Awards:
1992 Samlagets jubileumsstipend
1993 Melsom-prisen
1994 France: Prix Octagon Fonte
1995 Nynorsk litteraturpris
1996 A prize from The Austrian department of Culture
1996 Germany: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1997 The Norwegian Department of Culture's children's book award.
1997 Winner of the Aschehougs Children's book Prize
1998 The Children's Book Price, Hå kommune
1999 The School Liberarians Prize 2000
2000 Priest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts Fund
2000 Nynorsk litteraturpris
2001 Norwegian winner in the Skandinavian book competition.
2001 Emmausprisen
2004 Winner of the "big love novel" competition 2003, Gyldendal
2005 Sonja Hagemann's Children's book prize.
2005 The Sproing-prize
2008 The Critics' Prize
2009 The Ark Childrens' Book Prize
Click here for sample translation of The Minute of Honesty
Click here for sample translation of The Venice Mystery
Selected bibliography & translations
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| 2011 | Istanbul-mysteriet | The Istanbul Mystery |
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| 2010 | Alt det som er | All that Is |
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| 2009 | Det hjertet husker | What the Heart Remembers |
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| 2009 | Bergen-mysteriet | The Bergen Mystery |
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| 2008 | Alle har eit sultent hjerte | Everybody's Got a Hungry Heart |
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| 2007 | Kva tåler så lite at det knuser om du seier namnet på det? | What Endures So Little That Saying Its Name Will Make It Break? |
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| 2007 | Paris-mysteriet | The Paris Mystery |
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| 2006 | Trick | Trick |
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| 2006 | London Mysteriet | The London Mystery |
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| 2006 | Den gongen eg liksom-døydde | The Time I Sort-of-Died |
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| 2005 | Oslo-mysteriet | The Oslo Mystery |
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| 2005 | Ærlighetsminuttet | Moment of Honesty |
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| 2004 | Sydney-mysteriet | The Sydney Mystery |
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| 2004 | For så høgt har eg elska | For I So Loved... |
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| 2003 | New York-mysteriet | The New York Mystery |
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| 2002 | Angkor-mysteriet | The Angkor Mystery |
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| 2002 | Plutselig ville eg ikkje laga dorull-dyr lenger | Suddenly I Didn't Want to Make Toilet Paper Roll Animals Anymore |
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| 2001 | 12 ting som må gjerast rett før verda går under | 12 things to be done before the end of the world |
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| 2001 | Luxor-mysteriet | The Luxor Mystery |
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| 2000 | Venezia-mysteriet | The Venice Mystery |
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| 2000 | Den blå, blå himmelen | The Blue, Blue Sky |
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| 1999 | Den solbrente mammaen som kledde seg naken for å bli kunst | The Sunburned Mum who Took Off All her Clothes to Become Art |
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| 1999 | 24 i sekundet | 24 by the Second |
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| 1999 | St. Michaels Løyndom | Julie & Jonas III: St. Michaels Secret |
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| 1998 | Å venta på regnbogen | To Wait for the Rainbow |
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| 1998 | Julie & Jonas II, Ulvenatt i Berardenga | Julie & Jonas II, The Wolfs Night in Berardenga |
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| 1997 | Den solbrente mammaen som blei bytta mot ti kamelar | The Sunburned Mum who was Traded for Ten Camels |
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| 1997 | Fallskjermhopparen og togføraren løser kryssord | The Parachutist and the Conductor Are Solving Crosswords |
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| 1997 | Julie & Jonas I, Tu Ducs skatt | Julie & Jonas I, Tu Duc's Treasure |
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| 1996 | Love Light | Love Light |
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| 1995 | Forteljinga om jakta på forteljinga | The Story of the Search of the Story |
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| 1994 | Himmelkyss | A Kiss from Heaven |
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| 1993 | Raudt, blått og litt gult | Red, Blue and a Little Bit of Yellow |
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| 1992 | Det er ikkje Natta | It's not Nighttime |
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