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Magli Elster (née Raknes; 21 November 1912 – 11 May 1993) was a Norwegian psychoanalyst, literary critic, poet and translator. She received the Fritt Ord Award, jointly with her husband Torolf Elster.
She made her literary debut in 1952 with the poetry collection Trikken går i engen, a cycle of poems, following life in Oslo, the capital of Norway, over a year. Her literary breakthrough was the collection Med hilsen fra natten from 1953, which included love poetry with erotic motives. Further collections are Den syngende flåten from 1955, En pike av tre (1959) and Sekundene (1971).
Being a literary critic, Elster chaired the association Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag from 1959 to 1969. She was a co-founder of the Association Internationale de Critiques Litteraires. She also translated literary works into Norwegian language.
In 1986 she and her husband Torolf were awarded the Fritt Ord Award, for having described their encounters with refugees from various parts of the world.
Categories: 1912 Births, 1993 Deaths, Writers From Oslo, 20th-century Norwegian Poets, Norwegian Literary Critics, Norwegian Women Literary Critics, Norwegian Women Non-fiction Writers, Norwegian Psychoanalysts, 20th-century Norwegian Translators, Norwegian Women Poets, 20th-century Norwegian Women Writers
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