Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold
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Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold was born in Oslo
in 1979. She made her literary debut in 2009 with the novel Jo fortere jeg går, jo mindre er jeg (The faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am), which won her the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize
, was nominated to the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
and has been translated into eight languages (American English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish).
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in 1979. She made her literary debut in 2009 with the novel Jo fortere jeg går, jo mindre er jeg (The faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am), which won her the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize
Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris
Tarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for the prize...
, was nominated to the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize is a literature prize was awarded by the Norwegian Booksellers Association. It was initiated in 1948, then did not return until 1961...
and has been translated into eight languages (American English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish).