Marita Fossum (born 14 March 1965) is a Norwegian writer.
Life and career
Fossum was born on 14 March 1965. Her literary debut was the
novel Verden utenfor from 2002. Her novel Å drepe en drage (2004) deals with the tragedy of losing a child.
She was awarded the
Brage Prize in 2005 for the novel
Forestill deg.
In 2006 she wrote the childhood story Kjære Gjetergutt.
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Awards
