Engvald Bakkan
Norwegian writer
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| Intro | Norwegian writer | |
| Places | Norway | |
| was | Writer Children's writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 20 August 1897 | |
| Death | 3 July 1982 (aged 84 years) |
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Engvald Bakkan (20 August 1897 – 3 July 1982) was a Norwegian novelist and children's writer.
Bakkan was born in Åmli. Among his best-known works is the novel trilogy from the 18th century, Krossen er din, Gjenom fossane and Regnbogen i toreskya, published between 1947 and 1952. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1953.