Tor Obrestad
Tor Obrestad (12 February 1938 – 25 January 2020) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.
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Born | Hå, Norway | 12 February 1938
Died | 25 January 2020 81) Nærbø, Norway | (aged
Occupation | Novelist, poet and documentary writer |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Period | 1966–2020 |
Genre | Poetry, short stories, biography |
Obrestad was born in Hå. He made his literary debut in 1966 with two books, the poetry collection Kollisjon and a collection of short stories, Vind, and received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for these two books. He was a member of the so-called Profil generation in 1968, the circle attached to the literary magazine Profil.[1] He wrote biographies on Arne Garborg, Hulda Garborg, Alexander Kielland and Einar Førde.
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