Sissel Lie
Norwegian writer
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| Intro | Norwegian writer | ||||
| Places | Norway | ||||
| is | Writer Playwright Novelist | ||||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature | ||||
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| Birth | 12 November 1942, Kristiansand, Norway | ||||
| Age | 82 years | ||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||
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Biography
Sissel Lie (born 12 November 1942) is a Norwegian novelist, translator, playwright and professor in Romance languages and literature at the University of Trondheim since 1992.
Biography
Sissel Lie was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Her literary début, the short story collection Tigersmil, won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for 1986. Her works have been translated into eight languages as of 2004. She has edited anthologies of French poets and translated poetry, short stories and novels from the French language. She has also been co-editor of Kvinnenes kulturhistorie (1985–1988).
Drama
- Dansen, Trondheim Kunstmuseum
- Svømmersken, performed at the National Theatre (1998)
Prizes
- Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris (1986) for Tigersmil
- Gyldendal's Endowment (1992)